Comments on: Council On AutoPilot, Approves $60K To “Educate Voters”

By: Paul

Paul — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:05:55 +0000

Kate,
You have hit the nail on the head!

Between the taxpayer rip of of urban rewnewal and November amendments to the constitution of Idaho we will be pretty well cut out of voting for debt for anything other than schools.

Maybe the mayor will use the $60K to send us to “re-education camp” where they can work their magic on those of us who challenge the wisdom of them screwing us all.

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:48:48 +0000

I look at it as Boise City trying to take away our freedom to say how they spend OUR money!!

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:15:45 +0000

This isn’t Boise but it could be and kinda fit.
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/07/23/1277697/group-seeks-ouster-of-more-officials.html

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:03:36 +0000

Back to the core of the issue, here. This is (for now) all about improvements at the Boise airport. Who benefits from improvements at the Boise airport? Business interests. The city is trying to get around having the public vote on spending for improvements at the airport, which will (in their way of thinking) bring more business to Boise. That is conservative, not liberal. If it looks like a duck, etc, then it is a duck.

Our city council and mayor also support bringing the F-35 here. Again, pro-business, and conservative, not liberal.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:43:49 +0000

Alan Shealy a liberal?? A liberal bloc on the Boise City Council?? LOL. Are you kidding? They are all so pro-business, they fit right in with George W. Bush’s failed agenda of trickle-down economics, tax-cuts-for-the-rich, and wars over oil.

As a middle class working citizen, I feel totally ignored by the Boise City government and by the State of Idaho. At least the Obama Administration is trying, in it’s bumbling, not-very-competent way, to reverse some of the worst abuses of the Bush Administration.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:31:31 +0000

Note to Sam the Sham..
Never vote for anyone if the elected job will be the best job they ever had. Once in office all the attention and focus goes to staying in office and little else.

Try to think of an exception to this observation. I have and can’t find any exeptions to this axiom.

By: nan emouse

nan emouse — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:33:15 +0000

The definition of effete: soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence.

Alan Shealy grew up in the northeast so eastern is accurate. He votes along with the liberal bloc so liberal is accurate. He’s exceedingly rich and pampered so effete is also accurate.

Perhaps Gene must disagree with “the worst kind” so I apologize for that – that’s an opinion not a fact. The rest – totally accurate description.

And our pockets are still being picked. We, in effect, are paying for the rope with which they will hang us.

By: Gene Fadness

Gene Fadness — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:01:27 +0000

I couldn’t even get past the first entry in the follow-up comments to this piece. Hoping for intelligent debate and not schoolyard taunting, I come across this description of Councilman Shealy: “except he’s an effete Eastern liberal – the worst kind.” Effete? Eastern liberal? What a waste of an opportunity for somewhat intelligent discussion.

EDITOR NOTE–Well said! Once again we will ask those who wish to taunt to take it to the Statesman site. This issue is important and deserves discussion on the constitutional rights of citizens, not personalities.

By: Zippo

Zippo — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:52:16 +0000

Dave, America is in “FAIL” mode. Why should the City of Boise, and an amazing number of people who want to give up their rights, be any different.

By: cyclops

cyclops — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:08:17 +0000

Rod, both sets are idiots and elitist! Look at the news! “Fire that woman immediately!!” NAACP response “not so fast”! Administration response, “she is gone!”. Media and NAACP response,”That’s not fair”! Administration response, ” OK! Let’s offer her another job!
I am thinking that Clinton was correct when she stated during the primaries that Obama “wasn’t ready to be president!”
When you compare that with the total arrogance and “we know better than you what is best, so go sit down and shut up” attitude of the elected officials at city hall, you must admit there is definitel a comparison of ineptitude and idiocy!
I hope you remember my name. If noit:
Jim Monihan