May 01, 2008
We tell you how you should vote (Austin City Council Ed.)
Why bother calling them 'endorsements' when we really mean 'This is how you should vote'? The election is, of course, May 10th but that's a Saturday and it's right before Mother's Day so don't even bother waiting (EV locations here, Mobile Voting here).
Place 1 - Demling - First Choice, followed by Leiffingwell.
No votes for Meeker. I know that will come as a hooooooge surprise. This was nearly a unanimous vote. Except for Harry who voted for the man referred to by some as a human narcolepsy canon.
Place 3 - Kim - First Choice, followed by no one.
Randi, we love 'ya but we just don't completely trust 'ya. Jennifer can be a little impersonal and abrasive (who the hell isn't, especially on a SUNDAY MORNING WHEN I'M HUNG OVER AND NEED SOME EGGS AND HOTD, Julie) but she's also a terribly hard worker who has come together with some of her colleagues on the council to solve some serious problems. Policy wonk? Yep. And that, at this time, is what we need.
Place 4 - Cravey - First Choice, followed by Morrison and Gale.
We like Galindo as a person, but we find some of his ideology ridiculous and ideas patently absurd (community land trusts... great idea, an absolute motherfucker to finance. NOT a viable solution anytime in the next five to ten years). He needs some seasoning and a massive CTJ on housing in the central city. Morrison is a great lady who is very involved with the ANC... and apparently, not much else. Still, it's good that she IS involved especially since it pisses off Mike Dahmus and that always makes me laugh.
There was one vote for Gale and no, it did not come from me. I thought she was far too serious as a candidate this time. I frankly miss the whimsy of her previous campaigns. I think those people in Dallas did something to her... they turned her into someone kinda serious.
As for Osemene, we like you but there's MUCH less to city council than the Federalist Papers would have you believe. MUCH LESS.
In case we're not getting through to you and you stubbornly insist on doing your own research, Phillip over at BOR has the resource page we totally would have created if we had the time (and actually, you know, cared about these people and their campaigns). Go check it out.
But really, what we tell you should be enough.
Posted by mcblogger at May 1, 2008 01:49 PM
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canon or cannon? I guess they both work.
CLT's were advocated by MM and SC when they ran for Council. I haven't heard that they've given up on them, but I guess since it's been 2 years with little progress your pessimism is well-founded.
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at May 2, 2008 02:27 PM
It's called trying to do them. On two different occasions. Here's the problem... Fannie Mae will buy them under limited conditions and only in certain geographic areas. The problem is, the reps and warrants they force the funding lender (or Seller/Servicer) to issue basically leave them on the hook for the life of the loan and the repurchase can be forced for damn near anything.
CLT's are not a bad idea... what you have to do is change the legal framework (which Rep. Eddie Rodriguez is doing) THEN you have to offer protections to the lender and structure the law so that FNMA is happy.
Posted by: mcblogger at May 2, 2008 09:06 PM
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