Comments on: Growthophobes Claim Victory In Water Fight

By: serendipity

serendipity — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:59:27 +0000

Tony,
Greenspan’s mea culpa on his market dogma was theater (aka spin), and it only happened AFTER he retired. Meanwhile, Bernanke, IF he gets approved by the
Senate for more years running the Fed, is in same old same old mode. I hope the Senate comes to their senses, and dumps him in favor of a new less compromised candidate, if there are any.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:20:07 +0000

Absolutely! I swear we couldn’t screw up this valley any worse if it was our primary goal! I wonder who the new management company will replace? Anyone?

By: cyclops

cyclops — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:04:46 +0000

I am curious what will happen when, as Paul so correctly stated, water becomes the most vital resource we have in this valley, we realize our water system is owned by a French company. As is Crystal Geyser, all the off-shoot brands associated with it, and heaven knows how many other municipal water companies? Somehow I doubt that the French will share our nationalistic pride when it comes to protecting our resources!

EDITOR NOTE–Does this mean you have doubts about the new “management firm” for Valley Transit as well?

By: Tony Jones

Tony Jones — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:32:15 +0000

Dog,

Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought Greenspan put that piece of dogma to death when he admitted he was wrong in his belief that markets protect themselves.

By: dog

dog — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:06:07 +0000

Tony,
According to Republicans, the market system will always regulate itself. If you can’t afford water than maybe you shouldn’t get thirsty.

By: Tony Jones

Tony Jones — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:05:54 +0000

Dog,

When was the last time you tried watering a crop, your yard, or perhaps even something as simple as preparing an entire meal, and washing the dishes, with Perrier?

By: dog

dog — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:49:47 +0000

Like former Republican Congressman Helen Chenoweth said about salmon, if water is so endangered why can I buy it in a bottle at the store?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:48:11 +0000

Now all we have to do is keep the gold bugs out of the Boise River drainage with their ARSENIC leaching of gold processes. The Boise River is going to be a major source of drinking water for this valley sooner rather than later for a lot more people than it is already serving.

Water resources in this valley need to be protected as a comodity more valuable than gold. Without water we are finished doing much of anything. These resources belong to everyone who lives here.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:12:51 +0000

Water is the resource that will limit how many humans can occupy this tiny planet, or, for that matter, this valley.