10. End the practise of politicians using gossip, gay-baiting, and homophobia in political campaigns. Somebody is engaging in a whisper campaign against Daniel Dromm, the leading challenger to Mrs. Sears. And Mrs. Sears' campaign is eerily and suspiciously silent about it, and thus far has not denounced such dirty political practises. She joins the company of such nasty political minds as Karl Rove with her lack of etiquette.
9. Less taxes. In 2002, Mrs. Sears voted for the largest property tax hike in New York City history. We need to elect a Democrat, who won't raise our taxes by 18.5% in one year.
8. A return to focusing on real problems. Mrs. Sears likes to distract everybody with unimportant issues like regulating/banning street vendors by fanning the flames of xenophobia, meanwhile, what we need in Queens is for city councilmembers to focus on noise, filth, illegal conversions, and developer abuse.
7. An ability to understand the difference between listening to her constituents and turning a deaf ear to them.
6. Lead Paint. In 2003, Mrs. Sears voted on the wrong side of a lead paint law. She cares not about environmental hazards that NYC residents are exposed to, because she's on the side of real estate interests.
5. Make Love, Not War. Mrs. Sears also did not support a resolution against going to war in Iraq.
4. End Cronyism. Over the course of her tenure, Mrs. Sears has paid over $100,000 out of her campaign funds to two of her sons and one of her daughters-in-law; we'll make no progress with restoring trust in government unless candidates themselves earn our trust to do the right thing.
3. Slush fund scandal. What did Helen Sears know, and when did she know it ?
2. Change. We need to bring about change in city government, and the only way to do that is to usher in the next generation of leaders.
1. Three Words: No Third Term.
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