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Aguirre wants secure water supply, lower electric rates, infrastructure upgrade
And one more thing. Regarding political strategy, *forget* the hard-core right and left. Concentrate on the unifying (and divisive) principles--issues that will appeal to the Great Middle. For example, the power structure will point to all the "jobs" the convention center will provide. They will be few, temporary, without benefits, and low-paid. The power-brokers will give a bunch of inflated contracts to a few locals--WINDOW-DRESSING! But the big stuff will go to the carpetbagger companies (local, perhaps, but owned by Wall Street tearorists who have second-mansions here, but extract pounds and pounds of flesh from us) which will export out money to offshore accounts. FAT CATS! Agitate, agitate, AGITATE! NOW! Not just musing here amongst ourselves, but OUT THERE, *vigorously,* ON THE STREET, in the cafes, the buses (and in every place, every mountain-top, hillside and valley), SHOUT IT OUT! Go . . . CHARGE! OUT with the lap-dogs, and IN with the guard-dogs--even if they are Prima Donnas.— September 1, 2013 1:15 p.m.
Aguirre wants secure water supply, lower electric rates, infrastructure upgrade
Don Bauder Aug. 31, 2013 @ 5:52 p.m. McLovin: Anybody who argues in favor of the convention center expansion either doesn't understand supply/demand principles or doesn't care because the project is taking taxpayer money. Best, Don Bauder Look--Listen--The devil really is in the details. Or, as Meis van der Rohe said, "God is in the details." Most of "the public" doesn't understand supply/demand principles--they really believe that they won't have to pay for a stadium or convention center, they really believe that "somebody else" will pay those huge sums. They need to be told--again and again and again and *again* just how much is going to come out of their pockets. They need to be told that government is going to raise (sales) taxes ("temporarily" but actually permanently) and how that's going to raise prices *FOR THEM* and how their food and everything else (cars, TV's, computers--everything they buy) will cost them more and more and more. Get out of those ivory towers, y'all!— September 1, 2013 12:58 p.m.
Aguirre wants secure water supply, lower electric rates, infrastructure upgrade
After Frye's tirade on TV, I'm not sure she is as capable and discerning as she once was. Frankly, I'm worried about her. More to the pun, while Aguirre is a Prima Donna, he's also just the kind of guard-dog we need to keep those SOB "sisters" hands out us taxpayer's cookie jars. Aguirre and his staff dissed me big-time (biting one of the hands that fed him), but I'll take him, warts and all, over the other kangaroos on the ballot. Now, how do we make sure he gets elected on the first ballot, saving us $6,200,000-plus in the process? By the way, where does all that money go?— September 1, 2013 12:37 p.m.
Papa Doug Manchester picks Siberian bride-to-be
Don't let an old bat get your goat.— September 1, 2013 12:24 p.m.
On the Trail of San Diego History: The Canyon That Got Away, Part One.
Jeff, you always come up with a story I hadn't heard of, or at least some ingredients I had failed to research. But that's why you're a real historian and I'm just a goy who piddles around. Here's the deal. I'll help you find the "box" canyon; you help me trace the exact route of Lassiter's Wagon Road. Or maybe the San Diego segment of the "Southern Immigrant Trail." But there doesn't need to be a "deal."— September 1, 2013 12:06 p.m.
San Diego Aida
I'll die for you, but I won't cry for you. Unless you die first.— August 30, 2013 9:16 a.m.
DeMaio may change his mind, run for mayor
I should have put "elections" in "scare-quotes."— August 28, 2013 9 a.m.
DeMaio may change his mind, run for mayor
Not a single one of the present candidates for mayor is worth voting for. Exactly how much will the two elections cost us taxpayers?— August 27, 2013 11:09 p.m.
DeMaio may change his mind, run for mayor
Apparently, if the actual witnesses can be believed, DiMaio is perfectly capable of holding himself.— August 27, 2013 11:03 p.m.
City will indemnify resigning Filner, with some hedges
My comment, "puke," was not in reference to any particular commentator, I was referring to the quite large fraction of the comments which were personal in nature. As the Reader statement (now long removed) used to admonish: "Talk about the ISSUES, not each other."— August 27, 2013 10:52 p.m.