I think they endorsed him because he shaved that awful mustache.
Just the other day councilors Jamison and Knudson were talking about the city elections at the Charter Revision meeting and they said that for the most part councilors were non-partisan.
I love the irony of our city government. If it wasn’t so freaking ridiculous I would cry.
H/T DWC
The two parts I liked the most were the profiles on the families and the vinettes of him outlying what he would do for this country. Funny how it is exact opposite of what the McCain campaign is saying about Obama? Of course they are busy talking about PLO meetings from 5 years ago and clothing consignment shops in Anchorage.
An image of the 14th Amendment guaranteeing citizens the right to privacy
When the public has very little access to public records ourselves?
Leach and Dr. Marvin Buehner, a Rapid City opponent of the ban, said the law effectively would ban all abortions. Doctors would choose not to provide that care rather than face possible criminal charges and second-guessing of their medical decisions.
Buehner says that while the name of a patient might be blocked out in records submitted to the state, the initiative says nothing about redacting other identifying information, such as Social Security numbers, addresses or dates of birth.
“It would put government in the examining room while threatening severe criminal penalties,” he said.
If they have your Social Security number and DOB what’s the difference if they have your name or not? Same freaking thing as far as I am concerned.
NEW YORK (AP) — The economy is melting — literally.
Two artists on Wednesday installed a 1,500-pound ice sculpture that spelled the word “Economy” in Manhattan’s financial district.
From time to time I agree with Councilor Knudson, but too often not for the same reasons.
At the Charter Revision Meeting yesterday, (scroll down to the October 28, meeting, De speaks at the beginning) De suggested we move our city elections to June to save the city money and have a bigger voter turnout. I couldn’t agree more, because it would line up with the state primary elections.
De says she couldn’t understand why voter turnout was so low in the last city election compared to 2006.
Knudson cited preliminary statistics on voter turnout for city and special elections. In April 2006, 37.1 percent of voters cast ballots in the joint city/school election, compared to 14.1 percent for the city election last April.
Two words; Super Precincts.
The change to Super Precincts hurt voter turnout big time. Some people who intended to vote showed up to their old precinct and never voted. Others were so confused by it, they said the Hell with it. I can’t understand why some councilors are in such a state of denial about the super precincts debacle. Admit the mistake and move on already. Seriously.
Councilor Jamison was opposed to the move saying the council candidates would get lost in the shuffle. Bologna. I could see that if the election was during a presidential/national election but not a primary.
There was also mention that the city elections were bi-partisan. That one made me laugh. While there is members of both political parties and one independent (that I know of) sitting on the council, I can assure you that the councilors are very involved in their political parties.
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