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NFL owners’ arrogance sinking football
Oh Don you're such a sports naysayer. While I'll agree professional sports athletes and pro team owner are WAY over the top when it comes to compensation and corporate valuations. Of course, the cost of actually attending a professional sports game is completely unreasonable for the average middle class fan. But watching a game or two on television is good, and low cost entertainment. Personally I don't think there's anything wrong with San Diego's stadium if you put it in the perspective of "playing" football. I also wonder why a contact sport such as rugby can be played without a helmet, but football cannot. I suspect if the weapons, oops I mean helmets, were banned, the number of traumatic and concussive head injuries would be close to zero. Alas the fans who can afford to spend vast quantities of liquid assets and NFL management disagree with my assessment of the "Q". I suppose they want all the trappings of luxury to go along with small fortune they shell out to be-in-the-house of their sports heroes. Their raucousness condoned by their payment of alms to multimillionaires for the privilege.— March 2, 2011 9:35 a.m.
Wisconsin Governor Proposes Deep Benefit Slashes
Why do you do that? You know the Mayor has already said public safety will not be part of Managed Competition. Besides with all your extensive 20+ years of education, even more years of practical experience and an ego, at least twice the size of Sanders, there's no way a public or private vendor of public safety services would ever hire someone as over qualified as you. What really amazes me and other readers is how with all that education and all those years of experience, you still manage to get things wrong more than 95% of the time?— February 14, 2011 9:22 p.m.
Wisconsin Governor Proposes Deep Benefit Slashes
Surfpuppy's information is partially wrong. The city has already began its managed competition with IT help desk services being bid out and won by outside vendors. Within the next couple of months, other City of San Diego employees will be competing against whomever bids for the City's automotive services contracts, i.e. Fleet Management. So one of Surfpuppy's arguments about monopolies is wrong. After that, I expect other city services to go out to bid as really does make financial sense.— February 14, 2011 1:52 p.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
Speechless? Apparently not!— February 11, 2011 5:39 p.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
While I'll agree the UT is News-very-light these days, Don is connected at the hip to ole Mikey, so I'd expect him to have the story before anyone else. I'll betcha Aguirred called or emailed him within an hour of the getting the notification from the State Bar. However, the way Don gushing and "sighs" over Aguirre is unnecessary. This is a puff piece and should have been posted elsewhere. This kind of journalism should be a red flag for readers who want facts not fluff. If he wanted to write an opinion piece he should have left it in his blog.— February 11, 2011 10:22 a.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
I thought this comment from the UT article on Aguirre put this whole State Bar investigations in to perspective. "Attorney John Kaheny, a former lawyer in the City Attorney’s Office who was highly critical of Aguirre, said the closing of the cases does not mean Aguirre did nothing wrong. “It’s not vindication; it’s just no action,” he said. “In these political cases, (State Bar officials) just don’t want to get involved.” Now I'll grant you Kaheny, a former assistant City Attorney in San Diego and former City Attorney for Chula Vista is not an Aguirre fan, TO SAY THE LEAST. But his comments on "vindication" and "no action" pegs the result of their investigation dead on. One could argue the State Bar does not want to wade into wastewater of San Diego politics. Where it would find itself trapped with the elitists who believe their excrement doesn't stink.— February 11, 2011 8:24 a.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
In the Court of Public opinion the statement, "I don't write many puff pieces but I do admire those who are trying, or have tried, to clean up San Diego and its finances." is circumstantial evidence of puffing love and admiration for Aguirre. You should have left this where it belongs in your personal blog, Scam Diego. There's nothing news worthy here. The facts are Aguirre was a pimple on San Diego's backside and it took four long years and millons spent on outside lawyers to rid ourselves of the annoyance.— February 10, 2011 7:23 a.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
"I don't write many puff pieces..." So, by your admission, this is a puff piece for Aguirre.— February 9, 2011 2:50 p.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
"...the establishment who want to keep San Diego corrupt and financially insolvent." I understand the corrupt part, but why would "the establishment" want to keep San Diego financially insolvent?— February 9, 2011 2:48 p.m.
California State Bar Rejects Charges Against Mike Aguirre
Is this news or a puff piece for Aguirre? It's posted in the City Lights NEWS column but definitely reads like a puff piece!— February 9, 2011 10:56 a.m.