Re: candidate endorsement quandary

["Mike Curley" <curley@CYPHER.TURBONET.COM>]

I am opposed to a "letters to the editor" format for V 2020 in future 
elections.  Let the Daily News do that--which I think often becomes a form of 
free advertising.  I'd like to keep that off this list.  I do think that asking 
candidates to address specific questions is a good idea, although I might 
support asking candidates to submit questions or to propose some way to 
highlight differences among them.  For example, Steve Busch and I had both 
voted on the Parkview Estates issue long before the campaign.  Although that 
left the other 6 candidates out, I think that kind of thing would be worth 
knowing and perhaps discussing.  Similarly, we weighed in last winter on the 
"topless" ordinance on different sides.  Regardless whether that would have 
been a defining difference between us, that issue was worthy of discussion so 
that when it rears its head again we will all be more informed about it.  

I also find it somewhat hilarious that we heard from several candidates once 
and only once on the list.  I'd like to see more of our city officials at least 
"hear" this little part of public dialog rather than join only when it suits 
the political moment.

Mike Curley