[Vision2020] Leadership

[Jeff Harkins]

Steffen,

Thank you for your reasoned and gentlemanly response.  Oddly enough, 
I agree with you.  But I did not raise this issue, Ms. Swanson 
did.  And she raised it as a personal attack on my support of a 
relatively unfettered market based system as well as on the 
candidates I am supporting.  I feel my response was appropriate and 
justified  Since your name was not the subject of Ms. Swanson's post, 
I can appreciate and respect your lack of interest in the topic.  But 
what if she had said " "It seems that Steffen Werner and the whatever 
candidates continue to advocate an economic model that no longer 
works - (B. J. Swanson, Oct. 30, 2007)",  would you have simply left 
that issue on the table without a response?  Yes, it is a rhetorical 
question.

On the bright side, this will now possibly move the focus to other 
issues, including the one's that you raise.

Again, thank you for an intelligent response.

  At 10:46 AM 10/31/2007, you wrote:
>Jeff -
>two quick points.  I don't disagree that a reasonable person might 
>find a discussion of the basic tenets of capitalism interesting or 
>relevant, I just think that it is not a relevant discussion to have 
>in the context of a local election with very local issues.  I for 
>one am not interested in the first, so we differ on our assessment 
>of relevance.  Second, I think we should all refrain from demanding 
>statements, apologies, or whatever else from the candidates for 
>things that individual supporters of their campaigns have stated. 
>The candidates have all been very civil and have addressed many 
>issues in public forums over and over.  I don't think that we need 
>to burden them with this.  Of course this applies to all sides - I 
>wouldn't ask Wayne Krauss for an explanation of anything you are 
>stating either.  It just doesn't make sense ;-)
>best,
>Steffen