Re: [Mpls] Hennepin County Rolls Back Smoking Ban

2005-12-13 Thread Michael Thompson
Finally something to be encouraged about in regards to local government. Common sense that we all can live with. This vote is a victory for everyone.. and for freedom. Everybody wins with this vote, even those who so zealously tried to give away to the government their free will for the ill

Re: [Mpls] Hennepin County Rolls Back Smoking Ban

2005-12-13 Thread Michael Atherton
Andy Driscoll wrote: > I hope any restaurant that caves in and allows smoking goes > down -not up -in flames. Let's just keep the misinformation flowing! From what the articles says the ordinance covers mostly traditional bars and some bars attached to restaurants, NOT restaurants. Can you st

Re: [Mpls] Hennepin County Rolls Back Smoking Ban

2005-12-13 Thread Steve Peterson
On 12/13/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I came to recognize during the mayoral race that Peter McLaughlin > was a > man of substance and integrity, this confirms it. Hmmm... Is this the same Peter McLaughlin who never distanced himself from the blatently false attack ads b

Re: [Mpls] Hennepin County Rolls Back Smoking Ban

2005-12-13 Thread Steve Peterson
On 12/13/05, Andy Driscoll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hope this spells the end of Peter McLaughlin's political career. > Oh, I think it will be. One of the reasons cited for Peter's huge loss to RT was his flip flopping on this very issue. You would think that would tell him that maybe peop

RE: [Mpls] Hennepin County Rolls Back Smoking Ban

2005-12-13 Thread David Brauer
Andy writes: > I hope this spells the end of Peter McLaughlin's political career. Don't know how it will play out politically, but it gives more ammo to a potential opponent who is anti-stadium and pro-smoking ban. The name Gary Schiff comes to mind. Any others lining up? The 2006 political seas

Re: [Mpls] Hennepin County Rolls Back Smoking Ban

2005-12-13 Thread Andy Driscoll
It better not be. I hope this spells the end of Peter McLaughlin's political career. This is among the most blatant pieces of undue influence I've ever witnessed all by a few old DFL cronies like John Derus and Lou DeMars ‹ to the detriment of the public interest and the public health. The hubris