Thanks for the love folks. RocketMan Tex Check out the site man. Let me have that vote!!! F.D. Khan: Send me your e-mail addy, or just hit me and I will reply back (Malaki@SimsForCouncil.com). I actually was involved with the Rotary Club during undergrad (at Morehouse in Atlanta). I also met Mr. Khan at the Turner announcement. Our districts are right next to each other, and he was very nice. Jeff I am running against Mark Goldberg (the incumbent). So far no one else has entered the race. Supermac34 Yes, I'm a Democrat. I suppose I could be considered socially liberal, yet fiscally conservative. I agree with the Democrats on such social issues as abortion, education, health care, etc. I'm from a poor background, and I would not have "made it" without a lot of government assistance (like free lunch programs, the magnet school program, etc.). On the other hand, I don't believe in spending what you dont have (it's the accountant in me), and I think the city should take the conservative route in planning because the margin for error is so small (i.e. dont plan for your sales tax revenues to increase at the high end of your range when the economy sucks and every other city is expecting a decrease from prior year). To cut costs, the city should: A) Do a better job of estimating it's revenues and expenditures. I tire of watching budget after budget get fixed by one time transfers from other funds. PRIOR PROPER PLANNNG PREVENTS PISS POOR PERFORMANCE!!! B) Improve it's credit rating. I think the city should spend it's money on infrastructure problems (i.e. rail and drainage systems), crime prevention and education. I will admit that my thoughts are a bit biased since I reside in a district where you either worry about drowning when it rains or getting shot when you go to the store at night. I work for E&Y (audit side)...been here for a little over a year. I worked at Andersen for a year before the Enron debacle. Hopefully you get to see your wife more than my girlfriend sees me. JuanValdez No, my posts won't be sanitized. However, I won't reveal my campaign strategy through the BBS, just in case any of you happen to know or like Mr. Goldberg. FranchiseBlade A citywide Rockets day sounds great. It would be easier to do if we actually started to win some games..... Ottomaton You are not being an ass. There is nothing wrong with constructive criticism. C'mon now man...of course most of my stuff is going to sound college like. I have only been out of school for two years, and I can only list the things that I have done. Believe it or not, I am trying to maintain my integrity. I haven't researched the candidates under 30 (good idea though). I believe Berry is the youngest to ever be elected. Thanks for all the good luck wishes. You need em going up against a two-term incumbent.
Damn, I'm just outside of District C. I think its really cool that you're taking some action in the city government. People like me just talk about doing such things but never take the initiative. I might be interested in volounteering. When's the election day?
Typical...tell a politician that you're not in their voting district, and ensure that they won't respond to anything you say.... Kidding; clearly I didn't say anything warranting a response...
Icehouse, I've known Mark Goldberg for years and recently moved to the district. I was planning to vote for him, but maybe could be convinced otherwise. I would describe him as socially liberal,also and, no surprise he isn't for wasting money either. Not too many people run as being against education, for crime or against the environment either. How do you differ from Goldberg?
The main differences are: 1) My background in Accounting, which is just what the city needs while we are over budget. We are not over budget because the money wasn't there. We are over budget due to mismanagement. You might say Goldberg isn't for wasting money, but his voting history shows otherwise. 2) My ties to the community, which provides me with knowledge of cost-effective programs that can be implemented to help the district immdeiately. 3) My willingness to be the councilman, and pay attention to EVERYONE in the district. My main motivation to run was because I live in the hood, no one gave a crap about us and I am tired of no one doing anything about it. As I have been campaigning, I notice a lot of people in other areas have the same complaint. Their issues/problems might be different (for example, I worry about getting shot, while they might worry about having a soundwall built), but we all had the SAME complaint. Fell free to drop me your contact info and we can discuss this further. I applaud you for at least taking the time to listen to someone running against your friend. Most folks would not do that. I LOVE YOU MACBETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
See, now was that so hard? I'm not asking for much, just continual affirmation and occassional devotion. Oh brother, my issues have issues.....
Aren't you worried some Goldberg spy will look up your posts in here for anything embarrassing? That's what'd I do, muhahahahahahaha. . .*cough!* *cough!* *haaaaghhh!* My god this evil person laugh is hard on the throat.
