RE: [UC] FYI: "Pay to Play" Legislation in Trouble

[Tancredi, Sue M.]

so because the republicans in DC do it, it is ok for Street and his cronies to rob the city blind? i guess it was a good thing that the Hispanics in Camden got to rob that city for awhile (because lord knows the average Camden citizen doesn't need good government) because they should get their fair share, too? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 11:56 AM To: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] FYI: "Pay to Play" Legislation in Trouble One thing that always puzzles me about this local Republican slime campaign orchestrated by Karl Rove is that "pay-to-play" is the name of the game in Washington politics, more among Republicans than Democrats, but definitely the name of the game.   Halliburton has been paying to play for years, and they get tiny slaps on the wrist. Tom DeLay is the poster boy for pay-to-play, and the House Republicans change the "ethics" rules so that he can continue in his seat even after he is indicted.   But when a Democratic (and most significantly, an African-American) local administration tries to get into the game, there are all these hysterical assholes howling in chorus about "pay-to-play", "pay-to-play", as though this is some particularly vile vice that the darkies have just thought up.   Oy vey ist mir.   Ross Bender http://rossbender.org/myersbriggs.html   In a message dated 3/15/2005 11:01:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Folks, I heard that Blackwell is *not* supporting this legislation.  Please take whatever action seems appropriate. --- Chip