Aug 18, 2005
Making Up His Mind for Him (Updated)
What do you do if you can’t make up your mind on what could be an important decision? Well, have other people make it up for you! At least that seems to be the angle taken by a newly-announced campaign that is asking residents to write letters and offer support for a third term for the notoriously indecisive mayor of the District, Anthony Williams. Touting his accomplishments in everything from reducing crime to increasing community…
Feb 20, 2005
Your Sunday Politics
(Image of the intersection of Howard Avenue and Dean Street in Brooklyn, from the archives of Satan’s Laundromat.) We turn our attention to Howard Dean, newly ensconced as head of the DNC and looking to revive a party that, with the exception of a trio of tenants in the Mass Court Building in Chinatown, has had precious little to crow about of late. Dean, having lately made the rounds of the various Democratic Party…