One of the biggest things that bothers me in politics is blatant hypocrisy on issues. In national politics for example, many of the people in Congress that are allowing the President to do more things lately would be horrified if Hillary Clinton or Ted Kennedy had that power. You can't just allow some things when it applies to your "side." In another example, the same Democrats using filibusters constantly now had better not complain when they are on the other end of them if they take back one of the houses of Congress. Back to local issues, some of the same people who cheered the 5 who walked out on the Freighthouse issue months back are now jeering the other 5 who walked out on a Malin witchhunt. You can't only allow these "tricks" or whatever you call this tactic, from one "side" of the council. If its ok for one half, it has to be ok for the other.
In other areas of hypocrisy, we constantly read comments around the blogs about how inept the city legal department and Mary Thee in particular are. Yet today many of the same people who have been saying they should be fired are citing their opinions of whether Malin is in the right or not. They're either inept or they're not, they can't just be inept when they disagree with your opinion.
I have yet to see a copy of Craig's contract, and I suspect that very few of the commenters, even those claiming to be city hall employees, have seen it either. At some point it will be decided if Mr. Malin acted improperly by applying the non-bargaining employee cost of living raise to himself, or if that is how his contract reads. Until that point this is just a bunch of people who have wanted Malin out for a long time gloating and throwing around accusations.
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The QCI Spin strikes again !
And quite a fact-based and informative rebuttal you've given to what I said...
If you're going to disagree, at least say why.
I am only interested in the legal opinion of the city attorneys.
The jeering should be directed at the two very divided factions on the council, and the citizens are getting a council of inaction. you might as well reduce the council to 2 alderman and a mayor, saving the city at least $80,000.
The FH issue was different because at the time, the issue had been voted down by the ful body of the council and the Brooke got it set for Exec session because he was doing political favors. Yesterday, the five that walked had no right to walk out on a public meeting over an agenda item they had known about since Monday.
Get over yourself QCI. Hopefully you will nEVER run for office, you would not make it in this climate. McGivern Jr.!
Bulls eye QCI!!!
"How cool my side walked out". But, when it's the other guys who act the same way, "what a bunch of clowns,they are so unprofessional".
Ofcource the issues are differn't, QCI was commenting on actions, not issues.
To simply observe something is not to spin something. I guess when you only watch FOX news, you only see the spin in everything else.
The "witch hunt" line has a bit of spin to it. But, your point is well taken. I thought both walk outs were dissapointing and reminded me of a 4 year old's temper tantrum.
Here is some spin.....Who showed group #2 the "walk out" way to handling things when you don't like the way something is going?
This whole mess puts Davenport in a bad light. When the front page news for two days is about how childish and unprofessional our city leaders are. Whether it is a matter or them trusting each other or ego trips they should be professional enough to sit down and get the business done.
The hipocracy here is that Malin forced Mike Loos, the manager of the inspection department, to be fired or resign based on unfounded accusations from a couple of very questionable landlords. This just days after the accusations were made and not investigated. Of course Malin will not resign, he is too arrogant for that. Mr. Loos has been tried in the court of public opinion because of Malin's actions, now its Malin's turn. Maybe some poetic justice for my freind Mike.
I have no problem with QCI's commentary on this blog, but his comments on solo saying this is hilarious is disturbing.
Nothing about this situation is remotely hilarious. I can come up with a lot of words for it, but most aren't really that nice for print.
Most bloggers as I recall have equally condemned both walk-outs by council. I haven't seen too many people saying this is responsible government.
And, if you think Malin's latest press release improved our city's image, or his, think again.
He is showing what poor judgement he has to the world though. I'm almost starting to feel sorry for him. He just keeps making it worse.
Hold on! The five you dislike walked out of a weekend workshop on the freight house issue...the bozo's this week actually had the "people's" business to do! A scheduled council meeting...citizens with "real" issues to address! Tuna and company left the citizens on hold...not an out of town developer!
From afar... (ok, just South Dakota)
I should clarify that what I found hilarious was not the incident itself but the reaction from the blog-reading public. That hypocritical reaction is what caused me to eventually write this post.
And to whoever said nobody was thrilled with the Freight House walkout, I seem to remember the word "hero" being thrown around quite a bit during that time. I suspect some of those same people who respected that childish walkout are condemning this childish walkout.
The sounds of a back tracker.
QCI and the Colonel come out of this mess stinking just as much as the four aldermen that walked away from their responsibilities.
The second walkout only adds validity to the first.
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