Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ Are the St. Paul stadium boosters shy about critizing Pawlenty for forcing the bus strike?
Do some people in St. Paul think they can ignore the bus strike because they are not personally impacted? Mayor Rybak has been encouraging people in Minneapolis to tell their stories about how they are hurt by the transit strike. We have to push for an end to the bus strike or else it will last for months. State government (located at the Capitol in St. Paul) forced the bus strike. They need to feel the heat of public protest. We didn't start the regional/class war. They attacked us. Just like Pearl Harbor. The Enemy is at the gates. The inner cites are surrounded by Enemy forces. They are denying us our jobs, our medicine, our food supplies. The Enemy artillery is aiming most of its shells at low-income neighborhoods. Some suburban bus riders who live in pedestrian-unfriendly places are trapped between the lines. The bus strike is having a big effect on urban retail businesses. You would be surprised at the variety of businesses impacted by the strike. Pawlenty and the Republicans who control state government forced the bus strike. The Rich Taxpayers League dominates the Republican Party and the Republican Party dominates state government. Pawlenty had to pledge allegience to the Rich Taxpayers League before receiving the Republican endorsement. Many Republican legislators made the same pledge. Here are two good articles from the Pioneer Press on health insurance and the bus strike: Laura Billings points toward single payer, in the context of the bus strike: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/8154389.htm Economist Edward Lotterman explains the economic and societal benefits of transit: http://www.twincities.com/mld/pioneerpress/8155832.htm What does the initials "TPT" stand for, anyway? Does it stand for "Television for Upper Class Twits"? There hasn't been any coverage of the bus strike on Almanac or At The Capitol for the last three weeks. We seen to be winning the battle for public opinion. Most bus riders and urban residents blame the strike on Pawlenty and the Republicans. What if the appeal to conscience doesn't work? If Tom DeLay was Governor a strike might last for six months. Maybe Pawlenty will change his mind on binding arbitration! That would be a face-saving way to end the strike. As Gandhi said, we have to make the injustice visible. Ed Fesler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minneapolis __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you�re looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
