Arizona Governor Brewer is a Farty McDaniels (H/T – Helga)
l3wis Fast Forward to 6:55
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September 2010
Princess Steffy slams Snooki Noem at the State Fair forum
I guess Snooki better get a new talking point;
“I’ve kept my eye on our economy, on our future and on our values,†Herseth Sandlin said. “I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get the sense that perhaps Kristi Noem is moving to San Francisco to run against Nancy Pelosi. I’m running for Congress here in South Dakota, and my record reflects that I do what’s right for South Dakota.â€
Snooki couldn’t handle San Fran. Residents mostly ride bicycles and public transit.
Huether wants to fund the Events Center by using bonds.
Who has the bigger water cannon?
As I have been predicting for awhile, Huether plans to borrow most of the money to build the EC, as explained in more detail;
Most of the $99.5 million facility would be paid for through bonds, with an estimated $15 million in cash and up to $24.5 million in private donations.
This plan will never fly. Not with the city council or residents.
I spoke with a city councilor this week about how they were frustrated about the private meetings, and I told them exactly this (and it’s almost like the Argus was quoting me);
The private meetings with Huether have included three or fewer city councilors at a time. Any more than that would create a quorum and require the meeting to be open to the public under South Dakota law.
“It’s the oldest political trick in the book: divide and conquer,” Vernon Brown said.
Yah think? Maybe it’s time to get out the sweet velvet hammer? I find it ironic that the only councilor that complained about this practice during the Munson administration was Staggers. Now all of sudden it’s a problem?! Give me a break.
This isn’t about private meetings, the budget or how to fund a new Events Center.
This is about a gigantic water cannon pissing match with the mayor and the city council.
All of the Above
Probably the best picture of Thune ever.
Original photo was posted on DWC. Modified by SouthDacola (but not by much) Can you say, devine intervention?
Is Milquetoast Mark the unlikely defender of snow gates?
Trust me, I was the most surprised to see SF Public Works director Mark Cotter defend snowgates, but it probably has more to do with job security then anything;
Also, Cotter received information last fall that snow gates could save time cleaning up intersections.
Typically, a sanding truck has to follow motor-graders to clean up the ridge of snow they leave behind in the intersections. The action includes a lot of backing up, which snow gates might eliminate, Cotter said.
But Mark is right. If you are concerned about saving money on fuel, it would seem this would be the place to start. But this quote from Street Manager Galynn Huber about snowgates really got my goat;
but he said it comes down to whether taxpayers are willing to pay extra.
Well, are taxpayers willing to pay extra for monkey crappers, flamingo sheds, Rhino barns, golf course clubhouses, wood and rock thingies, football fields, tennis court lockerooms, snow making machines . . . I could go on and on. I am amazed that public works is concerned about taxpayer money when cleaning snow from our streets and improving public safety but don’t think twice about installing a monkey toilet or buying Galynn a brand new super duty big ass gigantic truck that he doesn’t need.
The other thing that is blatant bullshit? Snowgates work if you use the right ones. All over Canada and the Northwest they can use them in up to 4 feet of snow. Google snowgates. There is tons of demonstration videos. Maybe the city council and Galynn Huber need to do a little Google research themselves. Of course, I wouldn’t want them to waste 30 minutes of their time.