Friday, March 09, 2007
A Provocative New Local Blog
I received an email through what's known as an anonymous remailer alerting me to a new blog called 614 Division Street. Just click the link to go there. I was also surprised to find a link to our WestSound Politics blog -- as well as some others -- when I looked at it.
To those unacquainted with anonymous remailers, they are a way to send untraceable email through a third party source. I assume it came through the remailer because the author wishes to hide his or her identity. If the first post is any indication of what's to come, I can understand why.
From the looks of it, this could get real interesting...
THE ABOVE ARTICLE POSTED BY West Sound Politics @ 3/09/2007 12:11:00 PM
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Who was Abel Speaking For?
Those members of the Port Orchard City Council who made it a point to chastise Mayor Kim Abel for appearing before the Washington State Legislature to express her unhappiness over the proposed NASCAR track in South Kitsap, were right on the money,
As a private citizen -- and an American -- Abel certainly owns right to her opinion, and to voice it. But as the mayor -- as she well knows -- she doesn't have the right to represent herself as speaking for the citizens of South Kitsap on this issue. Had she made the distinction to the legislature between private citizen and public official, it would have been one thing, but she didn't. She made it appear that her position was that of the city -- and that is a flat out lie.
In my view, the council should have publicly censured Abel for such a blatantly politically-motivated action, and sent a letter to the legislature stating that the mayor was wrong in appearing and making it exceedingly clear her testimony was her own opinion and in no way represented the position of the city.
Abel isn't the mayor of South Kitsap, and there has been no public opinion poll to learn the feelings of City of Port Orchard residents -- Abel's only constituency -- on the track. And the Elway poll taken by the county suggests a 50-50 split on the issue when measured countywide, with a majority in South Kitsap in favor of the proposal. Approval numbers also go up countywide when the "public financing" lie is clarified.
In essence, Abel intentionally lied to the legislature about exactly who she represents. She shouldn't be allowed to get away with that.
THE ABOVE ARTICLE POSTED BY West Sound Politics @ 3/09/2007 10:47:00 AM
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