01-04-2023, 05:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-04-2023, 05:07 PM by danbrotherston.)
(01-04-2023, 04:41 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(01-04-2023, 03:41 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: He proves himself exactly the kind of status quo leader that the comment was about--a non-leader with no vision...and in a single comment proved that the comment was exactly about him.
He's an individual council member, a representative of his constituents but no more a leader than our local MP is. An individual member of {council, legislature, parliament} cannot set direction or implement strategy.
At least he is not actively trying to block progress.
Being a leader doesn't mean being a dictator. It is in fact, the opposite. Being a leader is about inspiring other people (residents, staff, council) to take an action, not dictating what to do. If it he was acknowledging the context in which he works, that'd be different. He didn't do that, he argued the only things he could do cost money, while demonstrating that his thinking/vision is restricted by the status quo. Davey's reach is limited far more by his implicit believe in the unassailability of the status quo than it is by his colleagues.
As for "blocking progress".....I'm not sure what his record on housing is (or what levers he pushes behind the scenes...as we know this is how our gov really works). What I do know is he absolutely is a vocal opponent of city sidewalk clearing.