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Re: “You Provide the Funny!”
President Obama develops a negative review for Prime Minister Burlesconi's DeNiro impression, particularly when he asked Michelle to "milk him."
Re: “Did Adams Confess to Protect Breedlove?”
What delicious irony, considering it's precisely Breedlove's felony that forced Kroger to decline prosecution. I'm still marvelling at the fact that if Adams had been attracted to nearly ANY other man, who had NOT been convicted of theft, we might be talking serious recall today.
Re: “Attorney General Releases Findings on Adams Scandal”
Considering the axe has just fallen on Adams being booted out of office, you'd think the PPB union might consider tempering their constant criticism in order to move forward substantively--rather than continuing to hammer the Mayor in public about the scandal. Payback is, y'know.
Re: “Leonard: Can't Now Support MLS...”
"The stance that torridjoe advocates basically ignores the possibility of continuing to house both the Beavers and Timbers at PGE Park."
It ignores it intentionally--because there IS no possibility. No soccer specific stadium, no franchise. Get OVER it. Please. Soon.
Re: “Leonard: Can't Now Support MLS...”
I strongly disagree Leonard was not acting as a public steward. The original deal was reached after Randy set down a host of conditions, chief of which were an absolute refusal to use general funds, and a personal (not corporate) guarantee attached to the financing plan that would require rental payments for 25 years regardless of the team and league's fortunes even if they fold.
The (real) Couv is spending about a quarter million Canadian in public funds for their stadium. In Portland, decoupled from baseball, $15 million of increment financing--possibly even debt limited Option 3 financing, like the Rose Quarter--with repayment guarantees is a seriously good deal.
I hope Randy is the one to relax. If he holds firm, there's a definite straight line to both teams leaving/folding, which puts over $25 million of remaining PGE debt onto the GENERAL FUND books. So, $15mil from a tax increment, or $25mil off basic services? Which would you choose?
I can't necessarily argue with the way the Lents situation was handled the second go-round, though. Sloppy, but that's what you get when you're rushed.
Re: “Leonard: Can't Now Support MLS...”
The Beavers and PSU cannot sustain themselves in PGE. The Timbers and PSU can.
No other cities have been granted franchises that will combine soccer and baseball, that I'm aware of.
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