Taking responsiblity for our country

Andrew Rasiej, candidate for New York public advocate states that "The traditional model is that we elect a public official and they're going to solve all our problems.I don't believe that model works anymore. I don't believe that one politician can solve the problems of eight million New Yorkers. I do believe that eight million New Yorkers can solve their own problems."

He thinks that the Internet can help people organize and share ideas, and that the public advocate should make it possible for New Yorkers to use it. He has ideas aplenty about how that high-speed Wi-Fi could look.

For instance, Mr. Rasiej has begun a Web site (www.wefixnyc.com) where people can e-mail pictures of potholes with their locations, which become part of a photographic map.

As I read the above quotes, the analogy to levee problem was clearly evident. The people need to participate to a level that ensures that politicians have some strength stand up to Federal pressures.