Sunshine, lollipops, and rainbows everywhere
Helpful commenter JCKDNLS69 recently offered these thoughts in a couple of comments responding to the venom displayed by other commenters expressing their very dim view of local legislators: "I think it would be best to talk about some real issues dope. Like how to draw new business to the area and bringing new jobs to the area. Honestly, This blog is nothing but a glorified speak out page."
(to which I might add, but with pictures!)
and...
"Maybe that is the real topic that needs to be addressed.... how do we all become better people by finding the good in the things we read, hear, and touch. Let's look at the positive insight into making our area marketable!"
Perhaps I don't know what are "real issues" as opposed to unreal issues, but I figure I've stumbled across a few "real" ones along the way. And drawing new business and jobs to the area? Nothing but an endless circle jerk in my humble, yet cynical opinion.
I'm all ears as to how we - each and every one of us - could become better people by finding the good in the things we read, hear, and touch. (Hey, this keyboard is really, really cool!) And I admit, I'm really short on positive insights that will make our area more "marketable." (Maybe the fact the area doesn't smell as bad as Clinton?)
So here's the official "REAL ISSUES, LIKE HOW TO DRAW BUSINESS AND JOBS TO OUR AREA AND BECOME BETTER PEOPLE BY FINDING THE GOOD IN EVERYTHING WE READ, HEAR, AND TOUCH AND HOW TO MAKE OUR AREA MORE MARKETABLE" thread.
Knock yourselves out. Let's get that positive energy flowing people! All together now! MARKETABLE! MARKETABLE! MARKETABLE!
But all sarcasm aside, put your brains to the grindstone, stay on the sunny side of the street, and let's come up with some ideas on this "real" issue. Just because I'm an irretrievably sarcastic, cynical wretch is no reason to not address things like: How do we transform our area into a promised land for yuppies which will attract them like a moth to a flame? What are the impediments to growth? What role would government have in this, and so on. We could discuss what localities have done wrong, but that might be negative.
Here's some lyrics to get you in the right frame of mind.
Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere,
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together,
Brighter than a lucky penny,
When you're near the rain cloud disappears, dear,
And I feel so fine just to know that you are mine.
My life is sunshine, lollipops and rainbows everywhere,
That's how this refrain goes, so come on, join in everybody!
posted by The Inside Dope @ 8/12/2005
11 comments
11 Comments:
Overlooked advantages of our area of the country:
Affordable housing: Maybe the coming collapse of the housing bubble in other areas of the country will cause people to realize the advantages of living in an area where the price of housing has always been tied only to construction or refurbishment costs.
Uncongested traffic: It takes me 10 minutes to drive to work. Why waste your life in a traffic-jam.
Bike paths along the Mississippi: In my daily bike ride along the river I see herons, egrets, geese, ducks, pellicans, eagles, hawks, muskrat, beaver and (when the circus is at the Mark) elephants and tigers.
Yeah Jacobs, let Dennis Ahearn do your fighting for you!
Jacobs sits back smugly while he makes deals with the Republicans so that he can get a total pass on the election for his race.
Meanwhile, he tries to knock off a Democrat who votes correctly more than he does - Mike Boland - and Ahern lets himself be once again - used - by the Jacobs family in their vendetta against Boland.
This is a longer fight than the Hatfields and the McCoys. Comone -- someone grow up!
ahern, now you know what it feels like to be accused of something or someone your not- get used to it, that's the business.
Ahern - just do what you want to do and grow some thicker skin.
The business is what it is - except it's now set up now more for the wealthy - that's why Dems are having a tough time right now. They generally aren't loaded with family dough and the corporations are getting their way with every law and lowering wages of the worker daily.
Just do your thing and quit worrying about anything except how to get votes. Your last campaign was pretty weak so hope you learned something and have some better ideas. Good luck
presenting ideas and issues as a candidate is the surest way to lose, right Ahern? voters do not care about ideas or issues, they vote on name ID, what their boss tells them to vote on, who is in the paper more, who is on the TV more, who is in the mail box more. come on people, why is the paper written at a seventh grade reading level? because that's the average reading level of those that read the paper, and those that read the paper vote more so then those who get their information from any other source, and probaly for at least the next few election cycles as well this will hold true. voters vote out of hatred, love, fear and ignorance, not issues. you see around here, we love Lane Evans, he wins. we are ignorant of pat vershoore, he gets appointed and wins, we fear the jacobs money, therefore no challengers will come forth to challenge an empty suit, and we hate any change, thus any challenger is up a creek. thus the power of the incumbancy trumps again. its your party guys, do what you will.
Ah exuse me the Democratic party had a chance last April to put Moline under their leadership and couldn't get the job done.
Stan Leach was re-elected by a nose!
Don't get to comfortable boys, former Moline Mayor Al McCaulley is making politcal rounds. Can a comeback be far behind?
Yes Maybesomeday, you speak the truth.
Besides Al would never run unless he checked with O'Brien first to see if he was gonna run - as they are good friends and everyone knows that seat is O'Brien's to run for as a Dem -- (in a non-partisan ballot) if he wants it.
Hundreds of people are trying to get Pat O'Brien to run again next time. I hope he does.
Wow Usher - see the support O'Brien has?
You and your other alter ego - Mike Jacobs do not have or enjoy that type of support and never will.
This blog would be nothing without Jacobs and Boland. These two are the only reason anyone even gets on this blog. They are very powerful people
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