http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/ed-murray-wants-to-be-seattles-first-gay-mayor/Content?oid=15449817 Comments On: Ed Murray Wants to Be Seattle's First Gay Mayor by Dominic Holden en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://votesawant.org
Posted by 5th Columnist]]> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:33:21 -0800 The Stranger
the Seattle City Council has not cooperated with McGinn for reasons that mystify me. He's a friend of Labor, the environment, the GLBT community, he supported 502, 74 and 71. He was right about the tunnel, and how the funds wasted on a deep-bore environmental disaster would be better spent on public transit. He's correct about bicycle lanes, too.

It would be nice to have Ed Murray as the mayor of Seattle. I say this because Ed is just as competent and correct on all the issues as McGinn is. I also acknowledge that having an openly gay mayor of a city the size of Seattle would be a great stride forward for the GLBT community, both on a national and state-wide basis. It would also set Ed up nicely for a gubernatorial run, which would be even better for the GLBT community. It would give Ed executive experience at the state's largest city, a nice thing to have in the campaign blurb in the voters pamphlet next to his picture.

Mike McGinn's only problem is that the city council hates him. This is manifestly unfair, and if you don't want him up there, send him to Tacoma. There's an opening on the city council now that Jake Fey has been elected to the state legislature. he can serve there until Mayor Strickland steps down and then we'll make him the Destiny City's next mayor.
Posted by Tacoma Traveler]]> Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:48:34 -0800 The Stranger
the Seattle City Council has not cooperated with McGinn for reasons that mystify me. He's a friend of Labor, the environment, the GLBT community, he supported 50, 74 and 71. He was right about the tunnel, and how the funds wasted on a deep-bore environmental disaster would be better spent on public transit. He's correct about bicycle lanes, too.

It would be nice to have Ed Murray as the mayor of Seattle. I say this because Ed is just as competent and correct on all the issues as McGinn is. I also acknowledge that having an openly gay mayor of a city the size of Seattle would be a great stride forward for the GLBT community, both on a national and state-wide basis. It would also set Ed up nicely for a gubernatorial run, which would be even better for the GLBT community. It would give Ed executive experience at the state's largest city, a nice thing to have in the campaign blurb in the voters pamphlet next to his picture.

Mike McGinn's only problem is that the city council hates him. this is manifestly unfair, and if you don't want him up there, send him to Tacoma. There's an opening on the city council now that Jake Fey has been elected to the state legislature. he can serve there until Mayor Strickland steps down and then we'll make him the Destiny City's next mayor.
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Posted by 5th Columnist]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:47:48 -0800 The Stranger
STREETCARS!?! They were great until we ripped out the tracks to make space for SOVs. Center-lane street-level electric streetcars no longer make volume ridership sense and no longer make budgetary sense. Sure they're cute and retro cool, but street pavement is too scarce, and street cars are not flexible nor versatile enough for Seattle streets.

Posted by Texas10R]]> Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:03:39 -0800 The Stranger Posted by screen name screen name]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:57:45 -0800 The Stranger
That said, he immediately becomes my favorite candidate. Waaaayyyy better than Tim Burgess. And Ed would play much better with other regional and state officials than McGinn ever did.
Posted by Reverse Polarity]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:27:14 -0800 The Stranger
With Burgess and Murray in the race, McGinn won't even get 10% of the primary votes.
Posted by seandr]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:04:28 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ChefJoe]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:33:59 -0800 The Stranger
Sims is a nice fellow but would be a disaster at the helm here in Seattle.
Posted by gator bait]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 16:12:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Baconcat]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:46:22 -0800 The Stranger
Back to the nitty-gritty: part of a mayors job is to interact with the various other (bigger) agencies (the county, state and U. S. government). I don't think McGinn has done so well. Murray could do really well with the state (although who knows?) but I would think that Ron Sims (if he enters the race) could build bridges much better than just about anyone.
Posted by Ross]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:33:12 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah70]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:25:19 -0800 The Stranger
Frankly if you think that McGinn ran only as the "anti-tunnel candidate", then shouldn't his victory have been viewed as referendum on the tunnel? Clearly it was not.
Posted by DOUG.]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:04:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by sarah70]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:37:43 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Poofta Boy]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:35:27 -0800 The Stranger Campaigning for a single issue is totally different than campaigning for an elected position

Did McGinn campaign on anything other than the tunnel.

To be fair, my wife called in a pothole in our alley on Sunday, and the city had it patched up 3 hours later. On a Sunday. In any alley. I still can't believe it.
Posted by seandr]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:25:24 -0800 The Stranger The only major blemish on McGinn's record as mayor is his handling of SPD

There was also his campaign lie about not obstructing the tunnel, followed by his attempts to obstruct the tunnel using the lame passive aggressive tactic of not signing procedural documents, followed by his histrionic and completely misinformed shrieks of "Constitutional Crisis!!" when Conlin signed in proxy.

And let's not forget his unprecedented ability to alienate every other leader in the region besides the police chief, and his inability to work with those who's viewpoints don't precisely overlap with his own.
Posted by seandr]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:22:15 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Redhots]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 14:21:26 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DOUG.]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:56:34 -0800 The Stranger
And the problem with him being Mayor? I am oddly not that excited about him being mayor. He'd be better than the last three we have had...I think.

But shit, years ago people were thinking Nickels would be outstanding (compared to Mark Sidran...THERE'S a name we haven't said on Slog in a while huh?) and the same with McGinn.

I think Murray would be another person who in two years we will hate as being ineffectual in City Hall
Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Wed, 05 Dec 2012 12:57:00 -0800 The Stranger