tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post5452213486918676025..comments2023-10-24T11:19:37.236-04:00Comments on Cognitive dissonance in Pittsburgh and beyond: Are we ready?EdHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-58833455133844559012009-03-25T23:26:00.000-04:002009-03-25T23:26:00.000-04:00I'm meeting a fair number of people right now (as ...I'm meeting a fair number of people right now (as I prepare their taxes) who are annoyed with the City. Few if any have kid words for the City government. My sample could be skewed in that the VITA site where I work serves a low income population. <BR/><BR/>But I have heard no one speak in favor of Pat Dowd either. The media is starting to talk about local election politics, but I can see what Chris Briem was saying about how the election seems further than it is.<BR/><BR/>So I have the same questions you voice.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-50712813384851968112009-03-24T13:41:00.000-04:002009-03-24T13:41:00.000-04:00I just don't meet people that are happy with city ...I just don't meet people that are happy with city government.<BR/><BR/>I'm not talking about little annoyances, either -- people feel they are being oppressed.<BR/><BR/>The only questions are whether to what degree the incumbent is associated with that oppression, and to what degree any challenger can be branded as wholesome and honest.Bram Reichbaumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620172942925293407noreply@blogger.com