David Wilson writes: > I thought that Minnesota was a "good government" state. Nothing at all > like New Jersey where I come from. How much do these upper midwest > tactics compare to "machine politics?" How much do these Dfl operatives > compare to Tony Soprano and crew?
David, please - I hope you're kidding. Tony S. whacks guys in private...whatever you think of this food fight, everyone's cards are on the table...the DFLers have announced their meeting publicly, the mayor-elect has criticized the event publicly, Paul Ostrow has publicly announced his slate, Barb Johnson has made her case publicly. There is obviously no machine precisely because both sides are doing their business publicly (journalists win awards because they have to dig so hard to find out how other cities' machines work). The current leadership fight may not be pretty, but it is not dirty. And likening it to the mafia, however fictional, is unfair, I think. David Brauer King Field - Ward 10 ------ End of Forwarded Message _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
