Keeping bars open longer for the RNC
From:
Bob Spaulding
Date:
May 09 04:08 UTC
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Looks like the Governor's signing legislation allowing cities within
10 miles of the Xcel Center to keep bars open until 4am. If this
passes, perhaps you, me, or one of the Mayors Coleman can hang out at
McGovern's with John McCain to see how he responds to the proverbial
3am phone call.
In dealing with the legislation, the Governor noted, "No good happens
after bar closing time." My councilmember put it a bit, um,
differently, but same dif.
So, I promised myself back when this first came up that I would write
this post. In light of the passage of said legislation (which I still
think tended not to be where I'd spend the public's goodwill), for the
sake of personal integrity, I change my recommendation.
If Minneapolis or Bloomington keeps their bars open til 4am, we should
too. Otherwise this will just become a dumb big media story and hook
in the short-staffed national media about how to compare and contrast
Minneapolis and St. Paul. St. Paul's civic profile will be about that
sleepy and quiet backwater known as St. Paul that is epitomized by not
allowing its bars to stay open late for even the week of the RNC. And
we'll my Councilmember's quote in endless loop, which doesn't exactly
feel like rolling out the red carpet...nothing personal, Dave.
Anyhow, it's only a week, something about putting our best foot
forward, and etcetera, etcetera...