tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post8822389017984959756..comments2024-03-13T16:01:43.373-04:00Comments on An Aging Athlete Living With Cancer: Local PoliticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post-41150237779415979482008-03-30T10:30:00.000-04:002008-03-30T10:30:00.000-04:00Still reading. Lots of times this is hard part: si...Still reading. Lots of times this is hard part: simply staying with the boring business of actually governing, getting anything done at all, especially getting anything done with the concurrence of a genuine, engaged majority.<BR/><BR/>A couple of local pols I know are snarling the entire Democratic Party of CA this weekend because of a very local primary fight. <A HREF="http://www.calitics.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=EA63055D8F4A5C3596525CC8D9F8BF72?diaryId=5446" REL="nofollow">Pithy summary here.</A> Neither will vote much differently than the other, but they are actively encouraging division and rancor. It is sad.janinsanfranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-124160833070692205.post-44461255231520955722008-03-27T05:43:00.000-04:002008-03-27T05:43:00.000-04:00oh, so you can run again on an "I told you so" pla...oh, so you can run again on an "I told you so" platform?<BR/><BR/>Actually, our former mayor was defeated because he found open meetings and democracy to be well, a bit messy. Our current mayor, to be quite frank, isn't as smart as our former one, but is much more open and transparent.Harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953435368705942387noreply@blogger.com