tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post63554506678744779..comments2023-06-05T03:35:27.537-05:00Comments on Monona Doug: Political Lit - Fair?Doug Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16661429832655198314noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-88203042626477175682011-04-07T21:59:22.037-05:002011-04-07T21:59:22.037-05:00With apologies to anyone who has submitted pending...With apologies to anyone who has submitted pending comments, I have decided to shut down comments on this post for a little cooling off period. This action is more preemptive on my part than reactive. Feelings are a bit raw in some quarters and there's nothing to be gained by prolonging the post-election period.Doug Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661429832655198314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-49663358319933189242011-04-07T05:40:56.607-05:002011-04-07T05:40:56.607-05:00Regarding the comment that includes:
"I talk...Regarding the comment that includes:<br /><br />"I talked to Mike about his amendment..." regarding the Parks budget. <br /><br />The comment then relates what the commenter says Mike told him about his reasons for offering this amendment. The commenter then delivers a couple of slams at the city's park & rec director, particularly regarding program fees.<br /><br />I have two and a half problems with this comment and will not publish it. First, the comment provides a second-hand rendition of Mike's reasons for the amendment. Second, the commenter offers this information anonymously. <br /><br />So, is the information accurate? I have no way to evaluate it and, more important, no need to do so because Mike could just explain his reasons directly. I would be glad to publish his views. <br /><br />A related problem is that it slams one of our employees by name and at best mischaracterizes city policies *and* does so anonymously. Slam by name, then sign your name and give me a way to verify your identity. <br /><br />Staff doesn't make the policies of the city. The mayor and city council do. If you have a beef with the policies, ask us or slam us (why do I keep using the word 'slam'? Am I slam I am this morning?).Doug Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661429832655198314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-56682201905905979082011-04-06T09:22:16.418-05:002011-04-06T09:22:16.418-05:00I agree with Doug that Chad was not being dirty. &...I agree with Doug that Chad was not being dirty. "Dirty" means lying, name-calling, or bending the truth so much that it's not recognizable. That is something much different than truth-telling. You may not like the way Chad framed the issue, but as Doug says, the point is that Veserat showed in his amendment where his priorities are. <br /><br />Veserat has always been about the status quo and he doesn't hide it, he promotes that as being a positive. Others of us find clinging to the status quo to be a bad way to run a city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-71123234319608976692011-04-05T18:46:17.447-05:002011-04-05T18:46:17.447-05:00"I would rather see the local politics stay c..."I would rather see the local politics stay clean."<br /><br />I guess I don't see making factual statements about the record of a candidate as being dirty politics. <br /><br />I understand that compare & contrast statements makes people uncomfortable especially in local elections in a small town. I have shied away from it myself (I didn't always do that.). However, without such comparisions, it can often be difficult to figure out where candidates stand.Doug Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661429832655198314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-6680721175067754112011-04-05T18:39:55.682-05:002011-04-05T18:39:55.682-05:00"The amendment would have only restored fundi..."The amendment would have only restored funding back to original levels-so that is a cut?"<br /><br />When we are working on the operating budget, the mayor proposes the new budget for the following year. That is the document we are responding to. You can play semantics either way, but I come back to the fact that the proposed amendment revealed something important about Mike's priorities.Doug Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16661429832655198314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-51105579103434744862011-04-05T12:15:57.456-05:002011-04-05T12:15:57.456-05:00Personally, I would rather see people "sell t...Personally, I would rather see people "sell themselves" and avoid bringing down others. I hold more respect for that. There is enough negative on the state and national level. I would rather see the local politics stay clean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-11321704984206287082011-04-05T08:46:25.195-05:002011-04-05T08:46:25.195-05:00unfairunfairAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35666868.post-35948428763172694012011-04-05T08:32:16.158-05:002011-04-05T08:32:16.158-05:00Yet, Chad painted Mike's amendment as a cut to...Yet, Chad painted Mike's amendment as a cut to the Rec department. The amendment would have only restored funding back to original levels-so that is a cut?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com