DC City Council Veers Left

[Anonymous]

DC Democrats are somewhat split between establishment centrists like Evans and less corrupt progressive candidates.

DC only looks monolithic if you’re far right wing / worried about The War on Christmas or having to bake cake for The Gays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. The farther left the better. The higher the taxes the better. The more crime the better.

This is what DC votes for, and they should get as much of it as possible.

Sounds like a legitimate plan for those who want it, but perhaps NW can vote to become its own city, or join MD?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. The farther left the better. The higher the taxes the better. The more crime the better.

This is what DC votes for, and they should get as much of it as possible.

Sounds like a legitimate plan for those who want it, but perhaps NW can vote to become its own city, or join MD?

You think that only NW DC is progressive? Where do you live?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any local government in the DMV that isn't far left?

I dont know. I find the political homogeniety in DC so stifling though.

Let me answer that for you: No.

DC - Democratic Mayor, all-Democrat council with one Independent who is usually a socialist.

Virginia:

Arlington - all liberal Democrat board
Alexandria - all liberal Democrat city council, leftwing YIMBY mayor
Fairfax County - liberal Democrat chair, two Republicans 8 Democrats, 80% Democrat Party
Loudoun County has more Republicans but they live outside the metro area

Maryland:
PG County - All Democrat council, Democrat executive, Democrats run uncontested
Montgomery County: All liberal Democrat council, Communist executive.

And yet, the region has grown in prosperity and population/GDP. Yes, there are issues, but generally speaking, it is one of the most successful regions in the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC Democrats are somewhat split between establishment centrists like Evans and less corrupt progressive candidates.

DC only looks monolithic if you’re far right wing / worried about The War on Christmas or having to bake cake for The Gays.

That's really unfair. Way to paint everyone with the same brush. More group think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I should say further left. There is an article in the Post today about Jack Evan's historical function as a counter-weight to the leftist tendencies of the City Council. Yes, there is much to be learned about his activities, but in votes he was a counter-weight to runaway taxation etc. Apparently all the candidates for his replacement veer further left. As we currently have a pro development Mayor cloaked in leftist language (at least Evans was honest about simply being pro-development), a remarkably soft on crime CouncilMember and the bloc that vote with him (Charles Allen etc.),plus a spike in homicides... there is a lot amiss with our lefty leadership. Is anyone else concerned about the current trajectory?

I am shocked that no one is challenging the mayor. She is leaving a massive, massive opening for someone to run against her as a non-left-wing Democrat. People get tired of the DC government rushing to embrace every loony lefty idea they can find.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I should say further left. There is an article in the Post today about Jack Evan's historical function as a counter-weight to the leftist tendencies of the City Council. Yes, there is much to be learned about his activities, but in votes he was a counter-weight to runaway taxation etc. Apparently all the candidates for his replacement veer further left. As we currently have a pro development Mayor cloaked in leftist language (at least Evans was honest about simply being pro-development), a remarkably soft on crime CouncilMember and the bloc that vote with him (Charles Allen etc.),plus a spike in homicides... there is a lot amiss with our lefty leadership. Is anyone else concerned about the current trajectory?

I am shocked that no one is challenging the mayor. She is leaving a massive, massive opening for someone to run against her as a non-left-wing Democrat. People get tired of the DC government rushing to embrace every loony lefty idea they can find.

Huh? The mayor isn't up for election now.

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Anonymous wrote:Nope. The farther left the better. The higher the taxes the better. The more crime the better.

This is what DC votes for, and they should get as much of it as possible.

Huh - DC has had two tax cuts in the last 5 years. They aren't talked about much because frankly they were completely unexpected as no one was asking for them and Mendelson snuck them in at the last minute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. The farther left the better. The higher the taxes the better. The more crime the better.

This is what DC votes for, and they should get as much of it as possible.

Huh - DC has had two tax cuts in the last 5 years. They aren't talked about much because frankly they were completely unexpected as no one was asking for them and Mendelson snuck them in at the last minute.

Yeah,but with THIS Council the pendulum is swinging back to tax and spend, tax and spend, Plus driving out the middle class by punishing them as the Mayor and Council like to do whenever they look too contented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ban all petro-fuel vehicles inside D.C.

Well, except for the ones belonging to politicians and govt officials, you mean.

Right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nope. The farther left the better. The higher the taxes the better. The more crime the better.

This is what DC votes for, and they should get as much of it as possible.

Huh - DC has had two tax cuts in the last 5 years. They aren't talked about much because frankly they were completely unexpected as no one was asking for them and Mendelson snuck them in at the last minute.

Yeah,but with THIS Council the pendulum is swinging back to tax and spend, tax and spend, Plus driving out the middle class by punishing them as the Mayor and Council like to do whenever they look too contented.

And yet DC is fiscally in a good place with a budget surplus and a solid credit rating. Cry more.