There were two separate articles today in the Argue Endorser with quotes from the mayor. He should turn the Listening and Learning sessions into a comedy routine.
Let’s first start with his response to blogs on the inter-web-nets, specifically, Holsen’s blog, who supported him, then didn’t support him, and now has an axe to grind, all the while feeding from the same trough as Huether;
Her thoughts on Huether have soured quickly: During the runoff election she supported him and even donated to his campaign.
Holsen said she’s always had strong opinions about issues. But in government, her job was to serve the mayor she worked for, and she kept her opinions to herself. Retirement and the glories of the Internet have set her free.
Huh? You worked for the taxpayers of this city, not a mayor. If a mayor was abusing the system, you had an obligation to tell the public. Who knows how many secrets Holsen flushed down the toilet about Munson? As for supporting Huether, no surprise there. Kermit called your ass out so many times I’m sure it started to get sore anytime you saw him in the same room. So, I’m sure it is pretty easy to complain about a guy you supported, simply because you didn’t like Kermit.
But let’s focus on Mike’s silly-talk;
“Occasionally,” he said, “I’ll get a Google alert. And when I read her stuff, half of it is kind of on base. And the other half of it is pure, made-up junk. So I don’t know who’s feeding her. I don’t know where she’s getting her information, and I don’t know why she’s doing this.”
OMG! LMFAO! I hope you get a Google alert about this statement, “You are the corniest politician I have ever heard speak!”
JUNK?
Holsen’s response would match mine if he were talking about me (in which he is, a little);
Anyhow, nobody is feeding her information, she insists. City employees do not provide her with material for her blog. She gets her information by reading the newspaper, watching City Council meetings and other city productions. She formulates opinions based on what she sees in public and based on her experience in government.
Do I get tips from city representatives? Yup. But trust me, I am not a junk peddler unless it has to do with my art 
I formed an opinion about Mike early on, and I was spot on. Way before Staggers had him pegged. Kermit even said to me, “How did you know he was going to be in the runoff with me?”
Because people are naive, and believe what a well dressed, well groomed man tells them.
PART II
A better exchange of quotes happens between Huether and councilor Jamison;
Huether said the saved money is burning a hole in some City Council members’ pockets. “Some elected officials, their first reaction is, ‘OK, let’s spend it.’ I don’t get that. You worked hard to save it. Your first reaction shouldn’t be, ‘Let’s go spend it,’ ” Huether said.
Jamison responds;
“If we don’t have any priorities that need to be addressed, if our roads are smooth and wide enough and traffic is moving like it should, yeah, do something else with the $3.8 million. Save it,” Jamison said.
Until then, the money should be used for necessary projects, especially roads, Jamison said, something for which he found support when polling other council members.
I have never understood this whole ‘savings account’ attitude with taxpayer money. If you have enough leftover for a savings account, you are either over-taxing us or under serving us (both could be said to be true.)
But Jamison added that in a meeting last week among himself, Huether, and council members Sue Aguilar and Michelle Erpenbach, Huether “threatened me that if I did bring that up Monday, he would make sure the people of Sioux Falls knew that spending that $3.8 million right now would have a negative impact to the city,” Jamison said. “So, I guess, here we go.”
Spending money on streets and infrastructure is Negative? Is this the Day of Dead? Am I missing some party?
Huether later downplayed Jamison’s use of “threatened.”
“If that’s the way he wants to characterize it, so be it, I guess,” the mayor said.
Mike. Kinda sounds like a threat to me. And since you have most of the media sources in town by the balls, you could probably make good on that promise.
While I could care less about the pissing matches between Huether, Holsen and the council, I just find his lying appalling.
Strike up the Mariachi band!
l3wis 
