It will be interesting to see how the labor unions which campaigned for KJ, a non-union employer of teachers at two charter schools, respond to his austerity policies, given the city and state budget deficits. BTW, a friend said that KJ is slated to appear on the Colbert Show. Seth Sandronsky
--- On Tue, 11/11/08, Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Jim Devine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Re: Re: Re: the odd couple To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Progressive Economics" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 7:30 AM Seth Sandronsky wrote: > FWIW, Sacramento voters just elected the city's first black mayor, Kevin > Johnson, a former NBA star with the Phoenix Suns. Unlike Obama, KJ has no > political experience. A few nights ago, former ambassador Andrew Young was on "the Daily Show," talking about Obama's victory. He finished with a zinger. Paraphrasing, he said: it's just like with experience with the Black city mayors; just when the country's broke, we put in a Black man to run the show. (and, by implication, if he doesn't succeed, he gets the blame.) -- Jim Devine / "Nobody told me there'd be days like these / Strange days indeed -- most peculiar, mama." -- JL.
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