If You Run For Mayor, People Say

I Really Am Disappointed When I Run Into People Who Are Angry I'm Leaving Office.

A Fascinating Challenge Facing Today's Environmental Movement Is How To Best Approach The Reversal Of Past Decisions That Altered Once-pristine Environmental Spaces For The Sake Of Urgent Man-made Needs.

I Have Voted To Make Tough Decisions In Budgetary Times, I've Served On Two Recessionary Budgets, My Opponent Has Never Served On Any A Budget Committee Where There Was Less Money To Spend Than The Year Before.

I Think A Lot Of Politicians, Rightfully So, Understand That Their Political Futures Are Tied To How Many Times People See Their Names In Print. The Press Is So Accustomed To Politicians Wanting Those Things, It's A Surprise When Somebody's Like, 'whatever, I'm Not Really Worried About Those Things.

This Idea That Once You Get Into Politics You Are Now Signed Up For Lifelong Duty Being In Elective Office, Makes A Fundamental Error - And That Is Believing That The Only Way You Can Hold Progressive Views And Implement Them Is In Elective Office.