Sunday, November 21, 2010

If You Can't Be With the One You Love...

The lying and delusional Cincinnati streetcar opponents have started yet another club. This one headed up by a trio of abrasive, belligerent loudmouths, one of whom doesn't even live in the city. The usual suspects have popped up along with failed state auditor candidate, David Pepper & Connie Pillich in tow. Pepper is no longer a Cincinnati resident, either. Tyrone Yates has yet to join in. Do they really believe Luken's demented ravings & Miller's distortions ?
What is humorous, hypocritical & just bad politics is the overlap between the streetcar opponents & Westwood special interest proponents. That Kuhl & the Windbag think the city should invest in a venture in Westwood that will have virtually no positive economic impact & will likely get hauled into court with the city losing even more money and to not invest in a downtown venture which should have an acute economic impact on the city at large is the height of arrogance / stupidity. The improvements in just the OTR area should free up emergency personnel across the city. Using eminent domain to procure the Gamble House will likely end up an expensive failure costing the city millions & still not saving the home.
Is one more of a "pet project" than the other?
Will Charlie Winburn wind up with blood on his hands if the city purchases the Gamble House?
Is it really good form to ask the residents of OTR to buy a house in Westwood while at the same time telling them their neighborhood can go to hell? How do the COA Ters feel about their new allies circumventing personal property rights through eminent domain? oh yeah, they don't care about rights - that's the Libertarians.
COA T & Republicans fighting for the unions is straight out of bizarro world. Their efforts are sure to keep costs down, tho......
I know people like to work for the government because it offers a degree of stability, the city isn't going to close down anytime soon, but the government is not immune to economic upheavals. Economists pointed out that government bodies were going to suffer as commerce dropped, unemployment rose & tax revenues fell. Conservative citizens & politicians are constantly clamoring for balanced budgets & we are legally bound to adhere to that conservative principle. Cincinnati is fortunate that, while it's operational budget is hurting, it's capital budget is not in as bad shape. Can the capital budget be used for operating costs?
Here.
Now, why is there no clamoring for the Windbag's head for offering up capital budget money for the Gamble House? Why are we not hearing about Chuck, Mary & Dusty trying to kill us all? They have all been bought and paid for by the unions? COA T's best buddies for now...
hmmmmm........
Glad the Tea Party is around to call this shit out.


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7 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you pay the Cincinnati city tax and work in the city, shouldn't you be allowed to voice your opinion on city matters. The city will have to subsidize this project.

BossSexy said...

Wow, I just watched that 8 minute video of Miller and Luken. I didn't know you could fit that much dumb into something that's less than 10 minutes.

Then again, I'm just as astonished you could fit that much Mark Miller in those clothes without popping a button.

Quimbob said...

That's a tired refrain Anonymous Coward. If you want to amend the city charter, go ahead.

Anonymous said...

I am against the streetcar — too much money to benefit too few people. There won't be that much of an economic impact. Same with the casino.

Anonymous said...

Are you really as dense as you appear Quimbob? Since when does one need to change the charter to voice an opinion?

Quimbob said...

Anonymous Coward #2 - concerning both streetcars & casinos, there have been a number of success stories around the country & a number of studies that contradict you. Do you have studies or examples of failures to point to to back you up?

Quimbob said...

Anonymous Coward #1 again (?) yeah you are right. You can yell at your reflection in a department store window for all I care.