tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503999947184065479.post5723557251886830351..comments2023-07-19T07:55:34.205-07:00Comments on Spartan Considerations: "There's talk on the street; it sounds so familiar..."Spartan Considerationshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09061925561747330138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503999947184065479.post-63329653492657523032014-09-26T13:10:54.651-07:002014-09-26T13:10:54.651-07:00Stow the umbrage "Phillip." You missed t...Stow the umbrage "Phillip." You missed the mark so completely, it must have been a deliberate choice. If not, let me be clear. My point is that having a record of civic engagement is a good thing. Mr. Weinstein has an established track record when it comes to being active in the community and Mr. Schmidt's credentials in that area pale in comparison. Employing the old Rawlsian Veil of Ignorance, I assume the average voter prefers their County Council Member to have a long history of community involvement as opposed to a considerably shorter one. You, "Mr. Phillip Ortiz" (quotation marks in all cases because I don't know if that is your actual name or a nom de plume, I don't know anyone by that name in Howard County), are the only one calling Mr. Schmidt a carpetbagger, or implying that "sheer ambition" may be among Mr. Schmidt's motives for running. Spartan Considerationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09061925561747330138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4503999947184065479.post-1241296469116441162014-09-26T08:24:38.605-07:002014-09-26T08:24:38.605-07:00What are you trying to imply here? That he is a ca...What are you trying to imply here? That he is a carpetbagger? Because by extension, you must also mean that people who have been here less than six years shouldn’t get involved because they don’t know what’s good for the community. How dare you. Honestly, this is such a non-issue. If anyone is showing sheer ambition, it’s Jon given that he ran for the House and now the Council, that he took $9,000 from Don Reuwer, and that he shifted ownership over to his wife of his LLC just to run. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143913969337115745noreply@blogger.com