http://www.lisecarrigg.com/ello-guvna/ Miscellaneous musings from my perch. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.lisecarrigg.com/ello-guvna/comment-page-1/#comment-26 Andrea Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:21:26 +0000 http://www.lisecarrigg.com/?p=72#comment-26 Dude those comments about the "Kommies" would make me lose my mind, too. ugh. As someone on a local committee, I will say it's kind of a drag sometimes. It takes forever to get ANYTHING done and everyone has their "fiefdom" and all that. And this is a committee of volunteers who are just trying to create a small simple web site for our town/village. Nothing inflammatory at all. So I hear you on the trepidation about joining one. It's awesome that you're hosting an event for your Mayor, btw. And that you met the Gov. He sounds smart and interesting. Dude those comments about the “Kommies” would make me lose my mind, too. ugh. As someone on a local committee, I will say it's kind of a drag sometimes. It takes forever to get ANYTHING done and everyone has their “fiefdom” and all that. And this is a committee of volunteers who are just trying to create a small simple web site for our town/village. Nothing inflammatory at all. So I hear you on the trepidation about joining one. It's awesome that you're hosting an event for your Mayor, btw. And that you met the Gov. He sounds smart and interesting.

]]> http://www.lisecarrigg.com/ello-guvna/comment-page-1/#comment-25 bloggingbelmont Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:20:28 +0000 http://www.lisecarrigg.com/?p=72#comment-25 hey lise. great post. i say "get involved!" i ran for school committee here in belmont and, while its a flog in many ways, its also exposed me to all the great people who are working in the classroom and behind the scenes in the PTAs, town government, etc. (i'm sure they're there where you are, too.) you absolutely have to ignore the wing nuts who spam the (unmoderated) comments sections in your town paper - we have them too. you know the [name of town] love it or leave it! Trust me: its a really small, small minority. technology just makes their voice seem louder. i sympathize with Deval Patrick. and I think he did well to force the legislature's hand with transportation and pension reform, etc. those are things that have been sitting out there, undone, for decades. he should feel proud. that said, he's also balancing the state's budget on the backs of school kids, the poor and infirm and i just find that morally unconsionable. politically popular or not, he should have gotten out front and argued for a tax increase on the wealthy and a change to the state's income tax to make it more progressive. as for the "escape to europe" thing -- you'll get over there and say "gee, Paris (or whereever) is gorgeous," and then you'll realize how rigid and xenophobic/antisemitic/racist and class bound everybody is and want to come home. hey lise. great post. i say “get involved!” i ran for school committee here in belmont and, while its a flog in many ways, its also exposed me to all the great people who are working in the classroom and behind the scenes in the PTAs, town government, etc. (i'm sure they're there where you are, too.) you absolutely have to ignore the wing nuts who spam the (unmoderated) comments sections in your town paper – we have them too. you know the [name of town] love it or leave it! Trust me: its a really small, small minority. technology just makes their voice seem louder. i sympathize with Deval Patrick. and I think he did well to force the legislature's hand with transportation and pension reform, etc. those are things that have been sitting out there, undone, for decades. he should feel proud. that said, he's also balancing the state's budget on the backs of school kids, the poor and infirm and i just find that morally unconsionable. politically popular or not, he should have gotten out front and argued for a tax increase on the wealthy and a change to the state's income tax to make it more progressive. as for the “escape to europe” thing — you'll get over there and say “gee, Paris (or whereever) is gorgeous,” and then you'll realize how rigid and xenophobic/antisemitic/racist and class bound everybody is and want to come home.

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