I usually lurk on political issues. But this character assessment (assasination?) of Betty McCollum is off the wall. Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to listen to Betty report back to a group of constituents on her congressional trip to find out what is happening in Iraq today. Whether one agreed with Congresswoman McCollum's interpetation or assessment of what she found in Iraq it was clear that it was thoughtful, analytic and based in fact.
in addition, I knew Cong. Vento for twenty years before his death. Cong. Vento endorsed Betty for his seat. Cong Vento was extraordinary but he operated for much of his career in the majority in a much less partisan environment in Congress. That was a much easier environment to produce legislation. Finally, I believe Betty's last job was in the Minnesota House. She beat two incumbents in 1992 to get there. Apparently her suburban/urban district thought a lot of her and didn't seem to mind her clerking at Dayton's. By the way is honest labor to earn money to take of one's family to be despised, or are only lawyers allowed in Congress. John Sherman On the marches of Como and the North End Quoting Dennis Tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Cristy De La Cruz wrote: "Since I highly approve of the work McCollum is > doing..." > > Which is ... > Betty's lucky she's a democrat in a safe seat because she hasn't done diddly > squat for this district. I suppose it's as much as could be expected, since > her last job was clerking at Dayton's. She's just going to float through the > rest of her political life, living large on congressional pay and > occasionally giving the standard partisan speech just to remind her > supporters that she's still in D.C. What a pathetic replacement for Bruce > Vento. > > > Dennis Tester > Mac-Groveland > > > > > > >----- ------- Original Message ------- ----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:10:15 > > > >It's so important to cast a vote. If you do not, > >you are effectively > >endorsing the incumbent, which may be fine if > >you're happy with the work > >they are doing. However, if you do not favor the > >incumbent, you should enter > >a "blank" vote at minimum to register your > >disapproval. > > > >Since I highly approve of the work McCollum is > >doing, and most of the stands > >she takes, I felt it important to affirm her > >candidacy. It's also an > >education in the 4 other people who are running, > >since I am generally out of > >the loop on other parties and I always find it > >interesting to see who else > >is on the ballot. > > > >Cristy De La Cruz > > > >Highland Park resident & > >With frequent voter miles... wouldn't that be an > >interesting promotion? > > > > > >_____________________________________________ > >To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >_____________________________________________ > >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/ > _____________________________________________ > To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________ > 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/ > _____________________________________________ To Join: St. Paul Issues Forum Rules Discussion Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________ 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/
