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Union-Tribune To Lop 15-20 More Heads
San Diego readers who read and think about the news desperately need an honorable newspaper to replace the “Tory” U-T that has betrayed the citizens of San Diego. Too bad we can’t meet that need by gathering up honorable journalists who have left the U-T and transplant Ben Franklin’s newspaper as a San Diego Gazette.— December 1, 2007 4:26 a.m.
McGrory, Inzunza Among Those Who Got Cut of $8.2 Million
Response to post #6: Actually Don, I expect that there are so many corrupt local, state and federal politicians eligible to be sent to Alcatraz that they’ll have to stand around naked like Antarctic penguins huddled together for warmth in a freezing blizzard, a whole new kind of hell that America’s politicians deserve. Both parties are at fault for our problems, it’s not just republicans vs. democrats anymore, it’s corrupt vs. incompetent and since both kinds exist in both parties they have created two new parties when they are in session, the Corrupt Party and the Incompetent Party. So today America is leaderless because governments have ceased to function in America today, compared to our Founding Fathers who were Patriots, todays political parties have betrayed our Founding Fathers and American Democracy. So that’s why San Diego politicians are culturally and financially bankrupt with no morals and integrity whatsoever, a species of politician resulting from the devolution of democracy. It’s time to elect a new group of politicians who are divorced from the degenerate republican and democratic parties.— November 21, 2007 3:35 a.m.
McGrory, Inzunza Among Those Who Got Cut of $8.2 Million
Re Post #1: Actually there should be a Duke Cunningham Prison for republican and democratic politicians who screwed up our democracy on Alcatraz. But then, what about the people who keep electing the corrupt and the incompetent? God willing, the younger generation in San Diego will pay attention to what The Reader columnists are documenting and do a better job by taking control of their own future, because every other generation since WWII has failed them.— November 20, 2007 12:34 p.m.
Muni Bond Market Turmoil Likely To Hit San Diego
With stock market going down along with banking crisis, on top of climate change firestorms and droughts, on top of failures of San Diego to sell bonds, where is this all heading Don? Or more importantly, will there be anything left of the post-WWII golden age of "prosperity" for San Diego's youth to inherit?— November 20, 2007 3:38 a.m.
Muni Bond Market Turmoil Likely To Hit San Diego
Response to Post #6: I thank The Reader for being the last major publication in San Diego that supports our right of dissent Don, because with the facts finally coming out in no uncertain terms in the latest climate change report together with all your posts on corruption and apathy I hope The Reader readers finally wake up soon to the need to be proactive about their future.— November 19, 2007 11:11 a.m.
Muni Bond Market Turmoil Likely To Hit San Diego
Don, if you think San Diego politicians have problems dealing with problems already, do you think San Diego is ready to deal with climate changes also? Some key findings that directly affect San Diego in a report issued Saturday by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change include: o North Americans will experience longer and hotter heat waves and greater competition for water. o Heat waves will affect some areas, raising the risk of wildfires and the spread of diseases. Elsewhere, drought will degrade cropland and spoil the quality of water sources. o Rising sea levels will increase flooding and salination of fresh water and threaten coastal cities.— November 19, 2007 1:30 a.m.
Two Years Ago, Think Tank Warned of Inadequate Fire Protection
P.S. This just in and extremely interesting: Ca. Fire Documents Conflict With Reports Nov 17 By AARON C. DAVIS Associated Press Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Several aircraft were able to fly in strong winds on the first full day of last month's Southern California firestorms, contradicting officials' earlier claims that the weather had grounded virtually all aircraft, according to documents released Saturday. Twenty-eight of 52 aircraft the state was tracking for firefighting efforts remained grounded that day, and high winds were not listed in the documents as the reason. The documents attempt to answer charges by federal lawmakers, military officials and others that the state did not effectively marshal all its available air resources as a series of blazes began roaring out of control, eventually destroying more than 2,000 homes and killing at least 10 people.— November 18, 2007 2:21 a.m.
Muni Bond Market Turmoil Likely To Hit San Diego
Yup, it's time for bankruptcy alright. Considering the depth of corruption and incompetence that the City has demonstrated and you have documented up to this point is there any other alternative to save the taxpayers and citizens from further New Orleanization of San Diego?— November 18, 2007 2:09 a.m.
City Attorney To Sue SDCERS Over $146 Million Fleecing of Taxpayers
Response to post #2: I’ll assume that’s some kind of rhetorical joke Don. As for San Diego, it’s way past due time for bankruptcy, especially considering the volume of posts you have made documenting the never-ending sellouts of San Diego by the U-T Establishment and their puppets, and the consequences that got us to this point in the disaster scenario.— November 18, 2007 2:02 a.m.
City Attorney To Sue SDCERS Over $146 Million Fleecing of Taxpayers
Mike is right on again, and I thank him and you and Donna for your efforts again. But somehow in the overall scheme of things happening to us today Don, the failures of our governments in San Diego, Sacramento and Washington don't seem to be nearly as high a priority for us anymore compared to the realities of "accelerating" climate changes the world's scientist have finally admitted we are now confronted with in absolute fact. The irony is that our scientists have failed us more than our politicians, albeit because of our politicians and their apathetic constituents, and science shall determine our ultimate fate in the 21st century more than any other institution. As of the IPCC report issued today, Ike's gravest fear is coming true.— November 17, 2007 9:16 a.m.