Comments on: It’s Litster vs Thomson

By: kr7

kr7 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:59:44 +0000

I just read what TJ Thompson indicated what was needed in Boise. I have lived in Boise all my life and, ho-hum, heard it all before. Sadly some of the cronically dumbed down will listen to his lollipop dreams and rainbow bubbles. sigh.

By: Daniel L Dunham

Daniel L Dunham — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:36:47 +0000

Hi Chryssa, good to see you engaging the issues. Given your endorsement of TJ’s non-stance, will you blast the incumbants for their stance being too early and ill-informed? One has even voted to fund the Beiter choo-choo. Given that you said,”I think it’s too early for any candidate to take a permanent stance on the streetcar project.”, will you be looking to find a mayor that is more thoughtful than the current one? The curent council spent $25,000 to promote this thing and had it been able to sneak in the $90,000 expenditure without the public knowing, it would have done that. Using your logic, the mayor and city council needs to be replaced. That is my intention. I want to figure out how to make the bus system viable. I am sure this can be done for far less than 20 million dollars!

By: sam the sham

sam the sham — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:38:36 +0000

So, this was not a public forum run by our tax dollars…
Are ya just seeing too much “brown shirt” attitude from this city, this state as of late…. like for the past four years?
Not fond of that style in this country, nor any other for that matter.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:33:33 +0000

Chryssa, I went to the link you provided,(I have been there before) and I continue to ask the same questions! This is a vanilla list of talking points that contain no information at all with regard to how Thomson stands on issues. HOW will he accomplish the goals he has outlined? WHEN will he turn the bare ground Bieter bragged about as additional parks during the mayoral campaign. That land is nothing but weeds and mud to this day!
HOW will he improve the relationships between Boise and neighboring cities? Bieter has said he didn’t want to have relationships with the other cities! He just wants to be mayor of Boise!
I maintain my original position here, I don’t know where Thomson stands!!!
As far as “non-partisan” races go? Your statement is just insulting to anyone that realizes what goes on in city government!!!!

By: Chryssa

Chryssa — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:52:34 +0000

That’s “Chairwoman”, Lucas.

And Cyclops, yes, all City Council seats are non-partisan. Regarding the Streetcar, we don’t even have a final price tag let alone other important details. As a Democrat and citizen of Boise who works downtown, I haven’t decided for myself if I’m for or against it. I need more information.

Thomson is very clear on a wide variety of issues, which you can see here in detail:

http://www.tj4boise.com/Issues.html

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:55:38 +0000

Chryssa, you are either the most ill-informed person in Idaho, or you are incredibly naive! “Too early to take a permanent stance on the streetcar”?? “in a non-partisan seat”??? Your kidding right?? It won’t matter how this pig of a streecar is portrayed, it is, and will be in the next 20 years, a complete loser!
Is Litster better than Thomson? Hell, I don’t know. Thomson won’t take a stand on any issue and is doing a good job of avoiding letting the voter know what he stands for. Litster has only been in that race for, what, 5 days?

By: Lucas Baumbach

Lucas Baumbach — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:30:06 +0000

Need I note that Chryssa is the Chairman of Ada County Democrat Party? I only mention that in the interest of full disclosure. Maybe Marcel Bujarsky, the Ada County Republican Chairman, should come on the Boise Guardian to defend Litster. Oh, wait, there are non-party people already doing that. Maybe the other guy should get some non-party allies, if he wants people to see him as a grown man who stands on his own ideas.

By: kr7

kr7 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:52:21 +0000

it is dawning slowly but surely why T. J. Thompson is more than likely to win a seat on the City Council. Boise needs more “CHANGE” Obama style. I bet T. J. Thompson has his eye on the Mayorship. Heck, I may even want Cole back if Thompson succeeds.

By: Chryssa

Chryssa — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:46:44 +0000

I think it’s too early for any candidate to take a permanent stance on the streetcar project. The city is still working on a feasibility study and reviewing costs, budgets and tax plans. The information to make a firm decision simply isn’t here yet.

The fact that Litster is already against the streetcar (and calling it names) shows he’s not the kind of person I’d want representing me on our City Council. Instead of a knee-jerk approach along party lines (in a non-partisan seat), we need someone like Thomson who will carefully analyze all the information and hear from all points of view before making a decision.

By: bikeboy

bikeboy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:39:55 +0000

I’ve known Dave since our paths crossed at East Junior, more years ago than I like to think about. And I was in school band with his older brother Bill, the disgraced ambulance chaser / sax player.

Bold prediction: Those who are either opposed to Litster or in favor of Thomson will make the Litster sibling relationship the Number One Issue.

Is it?

Obviously each voter will have to decide. If it is, then obviously we need to know what Thomson’s brothers and sisters do, and have done, so we can make an informed decision.

Others may believe other issues are more important.

Buzzwords like “intelligent growth” make me a little nervous, because they can mean anything to anybody. Likewise “company relocation and job creation.” But frankly, if one candidate for Council already looks to be walking in lock-step with the current crop of “representatives,” I’m leaning toward the other guy.