re: #157 HappyWarrior

I don’t know the answer to that question, it’s way above my paygrade.

I guess you could call me an “ideological left” sort of person, because I push for things like subsidised water and trash bills for folk in the village, or a 20% increase in the library budget. (Those won.) But I am also pragmatic: I don’t push for things that will go down in flames unless I can get the town behind them.

After the last election, we wound up with a left-leaning village board. (Two Rs, two independent liberals, and me.) Suddenly trying to grab the brass unicorn of everything leftie would wind us up with a reactionary board in the next election.

Fortunately I don’t have to deal with leftie purity ponies in my town so pragmatic will work here. The gradual improvement of things such as reductions in water bills or improved gravel streets are something people see every day.