Comments on: Lauren McLean To Fill Bisterfeldt’s Seat

By: Zippo

Zippo — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:13:12 +0000

Just another somebody wants to spend other people’s money and get a commemorative plaque on the wall for doing it. I long for the day when they were proud of how little they did, and spent.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:21:08 +0000

I hate to be the messenger on this dog, but the mayor and the entire city council in Boise are dems! Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe the repubs would do any better! I swear, it must be something in the water coolers in City halls, Commishioners chambers and the Legislature here in Treasure Valley. They must automactically dispense Kool aid , or something…….

By: dog

dog — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:43:50 +0000

Cyclops, Canyon County is as rightwing as you can get.
Go check out the “economy” over there. Grinding poverty and property values loosing ground everyday.
Must be the ethics based Republican run city and county governments over there.

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:38:48 +0000

Cy, the For Lease signs are a legacy of the Bush recession (almost a depression). In reality, government, at any level, can do very little to affect the economy, but the local yokels have been trying. Just look at the alphabet soup of agencies set up by the city government – CCDC, etc, and all the property taken off tax rolls.

EDITOR NOTE–Don’t forget the 11,000 high paying jobs promised by the BVEP Chamber of commerce for a mere $5 million plus a second round effort at $4 million.

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 05:02:53 +0000

Your kidding, Rod? Please say your kidding1 I take it you haven’t noticed the hundreds of “For Lease”
signs in town???

By: Cyclops

Cyclops — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 20:58:35 +0000

How long before you get your “claws” into her Elaine????

By: Rod in SE Boise

Rod in SE Boise — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 18:29:40 +0000

The Boise City Council and Mayor are so pro-business they are probably Club for Growth members. They haven’t done anything liberal. We live in a red (even a tea party) state, remember?

By: 64.01%

64.01% — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 07:52:17 +0000

According to http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/12/10/1450129/coming-soon-a-new-boise-city-council.html there were some pretty decent choices.

By: nan emouse

nan emouse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:38:32 +0000

Yet another pick so liberal it makes your teeth hurt.

How did Boise get a council that would fit right in with Berkeley California? With the way this crew raises property taxes, it wouldn’t be too hard for someone with some fiscal restraint to run and win.

(Psst – they have really good and cheap health insurance as an inducement.)

By: Inside City Hall

Inside City Hall — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:42:45 +0000

This was an inside pick from the start. The mayor did a fair bit of acting when he said it was a hard pick. Not at all.

This adds an almost 100% supporter to anything he wants to do.

People complain about a one sided legislature – -we have a VERY one sided city council. So hold your wallets and (if you want to fit in) hug your trees.