Okay, I'll be the first (and I certainly hope not the last) to express my disgust.
This is the DFL that most of us claim to be a part of, right? The Democratic Party? The progressives? The ones who are supposed to be fighting for the common good? The people who claim to support candidates and elected officials who aren't beholden to special interests and greedy millionaires? I've lived in this city, this so-called progressive stronghold, for one year now. I came from a city bitterly divided between Democrats and Republicans. And yet, I don't really feel like the political landscape here is much different. The only real difference that I can see is that instead of having Democrats and Republicans, here they all just call themselves Democrats - and for some reason people put up with it. Taking $10,000 from one donor in a park board race - hell, in ANY election race - is NOT consistent with DFL values. Where is the common good in that? Denny Wagner Windom Park On Tuesday, November 22, 2005, at 06:32PM, Jason C Stone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >"Pro-development faction on park board got big 11th-hour financial help" >http://citypages.com/databank/26/1303/article13891.asp > >At the last Park District 5 candidate forum hosted by Longfellow neighborhood >I noted, "If you're >not concerned about the excessive influence of developers in our city, then >you're not paying >attention." > >Ironic that two wealthy developers would contribute $10,000 each to the >"People for Independent >Parks", whose direct mails and lit drops formed the single largest factor in >my election loss. > >One of these developers, Paul Klodt, is promoting a massive development in >Ward 12. Klodt is now >a major contributor to the elections of Council Member Colvin Roy and Park >Commissioner Kummer. >Ms. Kummer sits on the Planning Commission, which was to vote on the Hiawatha >Flats development >just 6 days after the election. Not supported by the community or the >commission as a whole, Ms. >Kummer voted in favor of the development in a 6:1 vote. > >Jason Stone >Diamond Lake >REMINDERS: >1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If >you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL >PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > >2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > >For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html >For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract >________________________________ > >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn >E-Democracy >Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org >Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
