Comments on: Motivation For Special Olympics?

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:39:41 +0000

Looks like the special olympics is allot like a rail system…..without the feds funding the deal we get soaked and a very very few profit.

No tax payer money should be spent on the olympics.

By: boisecynic

boisecynic — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:24:56 +0000

I’m with Dave on this one. Why should taxypayer money be spent on a “special” olympics? Those of you who are altruistic and can afford to be, go ahead, donate to your heart’s content. Meanwhile, college education continues to be priced beyond the reach of many people.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 03:20:07 +0000

All this is for naught! We all know that the 8 million will arrive, albeit in a diffrent form. The current “posturing” is simply for political advantage.
Guardian, embarrasing as he may be, he is still your congressman too.

EDITOR NOTE–I honestly live in the Simpson district and fortunately I don’t mean Bart.

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:40:58 +0000

Dave…have you every dreamed about anything? Have you every extended your energy and efforts into accomplishing anything that expands rather than things that contract or limit?

It is through the dreamers and the do’ers that we expand and brighten our horizons and grow. I would encourage you to explore the flip side once in a while. Who knows…with a few more dreamers, maybe we will even get a much needed parking garage built at BOI. Oh, wait, you crushed that dream already. Never mind.

EDITOR NOTE–Your remarks should be directed to The president of the United States and Bill Sali, your congressman–THEY voted against spending for the Special Olympics. We freely admit questioning the motives. Is it to benefit the local economy or to truly sponsor an event for people with special needs?

As for the airport parking, Team Dave will soon put it before the people in a a legal manner that complies with the Idaho Constitution. I am told the proposal will be an honest request and not a cover to use public money to benefit private business (like the rental car companies). I will probably support it. I hope your message was not one of blind loyalty to “good causes.” Those causes often have hidden agendas.

By: shealyisnottheantichrist

shealyisnottheantichrist — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:38:38 +0000

$28 million is a lot of money. Will we be building structures that we actually want and will use long term?

Boise is fiscally conservative, but there are a lot of compassionate, hard working people here as well.

The goals of wise money management and compassionate conservatism can be accomplished at the same time.

For instance, how many people and churches from the Treasure Valley assisted after Katrina, by going there, giving money and supplies, and helping people resettle here?

If we could only clone Bob Kustra, it could happen. This kind of thing needs a leader who can draw all kinds of people together to get the job done, not just a bunch of rich people from Sun Valley.

By: Nemo

Nemo — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:12:17 +0000

BG,

The profit motive is the only way to get a “community” to act behind any such event of such magnitude these days. Otherwise the NOMBA (Not out of my bank account 🙂 ) crowd raise so much stink, such worthy events would never get done.

To think otherwise is naive and putting to much credit in the general public and not enough understanding of the vocal (and Bah-Humbugish) minority.