--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jwkeady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Since you (and others) would like some evenhandedness here,
It was I that used that phrase, so I will respond. And I preface this all by saying I have always supported your efforts and still do. What i am talking about is mixed messages. The purpose of the Budget Committee is an attempt to get our house in order - not to assess blame. While that process may in fact uncover who is to blame and may result in blame being assessed, I think it is counterproductive to start the blame game at the beginning, or at least in announcing the formation of the committee. Do I know why we are here? Partly yes. Did the promised ratables not materialize? Absolutely. Does part of the blame lie with the council majority? Surely in my view, and I have certainly not been quiet about that over the years. Perhaps I was wrong, but I saw the committee as something separate from any movement to assess blame ont he council majority. Surely they have their faults and anyone or everyone is free to criticize them or try to get them out of office. But for my part, I thought that to include criticism of them in the post about the committee to be inappropriate. Just as I thought Paul was inappropriate to include criticisms of you in his early SUFA posts. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/