🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <717018618.F00001@blkcat.UUCP> Charles.Swett@f231.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Charles Swett) writes:
>I would not blame MB for the city's problems.  What horrifies me is the message
>sent by his reelection: his behavior was not inconsistent with their own values,
>i.e., they don't think he did anything wrong.
>

  Well, the image I get from all of this is that its not that people
don't think he did anything wrong...it seems like everyone thinks that
he did something wrong.  What people DO seem to believe is that he did
something wrong, but are willing to give him a second chance...
  On the Joel E. Speevak (sp? Sorry Mr. Speevak if you are listening..
;) ) show on Friday afternoon, they talked about Barry's win in the
primaries.  More than a few Ward 8 residents called in in support of
their choice.  One thing one caller brought up that made a lot of
sense was that many residents of Ward 8 are ex-criminals who had been
released.  These people were then able to right their lives, and
they therefore relate to Barry and are then willing to give Barry
another chance.  All in all though, like I said before, if he does in
fact win the seat, we will all just have to wait and see how well he
performs.  We can't sit back with smug smiles on our faces now and
tell Ward 8 how bad of a choice they made.  It is their Ward, and I
have confidence that they did what was best for their Ward.  People
vote for whats best for their community, and I have faith that the
residents of Ward 8 picked Barry due to that fact.