Comments on: Boise Is losing Its Sense Of Right And Wrong

By: Yossarian_22

Yossarian_22 — Sun, 29 Jul 2018 22:54:16 +0000

I fully concur Mr. Guardian! I have watched this city’s government drive a special agenda that will socially re-engineer the populace into a robotic ChiCom like cultural hissyfit legion. There will be so many safe spaces of commie drum circles and pronoun crash courses, that Dennis Miller will need the entire cast of Baywatch to serve with, in his Safe Space Life Guard role that he has appointed himself as. I am witnessing my quaint little city transform into a Matrix nightmare of edicts for some utopian straightjacket with a Minority Report twist, and the eviction of simple living that is no longer cherished, but berated by the snotty patrols.

The stench was so palpable, that it attraced the Divider in Chief to Boise a while back, to lay hands on Team Dave for his adherence to the great Smart/Strong Cities agenda. We are headed for trouble.

By: Steve at Keep Boise Unique

Steve at Keep Boise Unique — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 16:20:46 +0000

Such good comments here — and it seems if just these people voted in the next local election of 2019, we could topple the political machine at city hall. Perhaps a slight exaggeration, but the possibility of ousting the current regime may not be as daunting as it seems.
As a North Ender myself (and glad to be one), I’m hoping that people outside of my neighborhood and the inner core of the city will begin to take their rightful place as moderating influences in Boise. I’m hoping that even within the North End, and across all other neighborhoods, people are getting tired of being pushed around by a small group of radical progressive elitist Democrats (who for all of their political correctness and virtue signaling, don’t seem to mind living like rich Republicans).
We do need to start getting beyond party politics and conventional ideologies to elect new people of integrity. I’m praying that a few moderates of common sense and common decency will emerge from the regular residents of Boise to seek local offices — and that the rest of us will support those who are worthy alternatives to our current disappointments.
P.S. If there are any good researchers and investigators out there, perhaps Dave would be glad to have some help at the Guardian. I would be grateful for all those who step up to keep Boise unique. Let’s all do whatever we can, while encouraging others of good will who contribute to the cause of Good Growth in our hometown.

By: IdahoTimber

IdahoTimber — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 04:16:42 +0000

Do please give more details to the CCDC “laundering” of money with City owned property. Many people are eyeing and puzzling over the recent lease of the Biomark Property on 9th and River, when the Library scheme has been in the works for years. Why give a long term lease on the property needed for parking? Who was the lease given to and why? There is an important story there…

EDITOR NOTE–We agree there is a story there. Efforts to interest the legacy media have so far gone unanswered. The GUARDIAN recalls the lease deal came about as an effort by Team Dave to keep BioMark in Boise (downtown?) when the firm either lost a lease or needed more space at another location in the River/Americana area. The GUARDIAN is too old, tired, and underpaid to chase the details. City Hall has an understandable aversion to sharing information with us as well.

By: Mary A. M.

Mary A. M. — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 19:43:41 +0000

Great post. The library serves as an ersatz day shelter for a LOT of Boise homeless, which is why I chuckle when people pay the $$$ for a condo colored baby poop brown (coughaftoncough) on River Street aka the homeless highway- so I guess this is Mayor Bieter’s way of helping the local homeless by greenlighting this new and improved structure?

By: Paul L.

Paul L. — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 15:25:18 +0000

My biggest beef with the elected officials of all stripes is they are making no effort to have growth pay for itself. Meanwhile, we get clogged streets and a freeway that is a royal pain to use.

I will vote for anyone who says ENOUGH and is willing to make growth pay its fair share for the impact it has on all of us.

By: Jean

Jean — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 03:37:11 +0000

I agree with Mike – city hall does not know what wrong is.

By: Dan Lute

Dan Lute — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 02:03:28 +0000

Dear TFBoy, we are getting taxed to death by this cabal in city hall!!!!!

By: Apathy

Apathy — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 01:06:31 +0000

It’s all in how you view right vs. wrong, and socialist are always right.

About 30% of the nation has a religious loyalty to socialism and therefore views higher taxes and bigger government as progress. They foster the utopian goal of one big government controlling every detail. No free press. No free markets. No corporate or private business whatsoever. No freedom. No religion. They want two social classes, with 99.9% in servitude to the royalty. They are basically against everything our founding fathers won for us. They have palpable contempt for the founding documents and constitution (except when the cops find their drug stash).

Socialism is a religion. Nothing has to make sense. Faith is all that’s needed. When pressed for details they become angry and irrational. They have erroneous explanations for why socialism has always failed, with total faith it will succeed next time. They are the definition of crazy.

On the other hand the remaining 70% could stop this, but don’t. This is really the big mystery here. I think it’s really the behavior to be alarmed about. The socialist can be explained as religious like zealots. However, I cannot easily explain why the other 70% apathetically watches their country be destroyed while having the power to stop it. If one looks at the destruction of all the great societies in history, most were destroyed from within by a fairly small group of crazy fanatics while the majority sat idle.

Don’t be fooled by the choreographed Dem vs. Rep production they present on TV each day. Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are socialists too. We have a huge problem to resolve which no society has ever resolved ever before.

Question of the day. How come a congressman goes to Washington flat broke but returns a few years later a multimillionaire? How is this possible? Same is happening at the state and local levels too. Are you a radio host? Why don’t you ask this of each politico you interview?

By: Voter

Voter — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:37:57 +0000

The process you describe is exactly what the mayor and council want – full control and no one questions it….just like a presidential candidate who lost the last election wanted.

One key to solving this is exactly what the mayor will never, ever allow to pass – – city council seats with defined districts that includce non-democrat areas of Boise.

They intend to continue to tax and spend – that is the motto of the party they represent. Do not expect anything less or different.

By: Erico49

Erico49 — Mon, 23 Jul 2018 22:34:29 +0000

As long as Little Seattle (north / east end) outvotes the rest of you by a wide margin, you get what you deserve. And it’s a bit unfair to ask Dave to run or do additional research that could be done by others.