Comments on: Peterson to Hire More Cops?

By: Pissed Off

Pissed Off — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:13:18 +0000

GET PETERSON THE HELL OUT OF OFFICE!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:27:58 +0000

Pete - don’t expect Wilson to respond to anything with substance. He does drive-by’s, that’s all.

By: Max

Max — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:27:03 +0000

As the mayoral campaign heats up for November, Wilson should get his own website. Attacking other people on these blogs for thier points of views is sickening.

It is obvious to everyone here that he is a pawn for the democrat party and all of his opinions will support the democrats lying, cheating and robbing the taxpayers in the city and the state.

Give us a break will you, get your own blog Wilson then we will see if you can write complete articles with substance.

By: eight is enough

eight is enough — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:02:44 +0000

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By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:42:01 +0000

Nice revisionist history there, Wilson. The reason the state took control of the stadium funding is because Bart’s idea of funding it with pull-tabs was dead even before he went to the legislature to huffily demand they rubberstamp the plan he cut in secret with Irsay without outside consultation. Barty Bart failed to take into consideration not only those opposed to the expansion of gambling for personal or moral reasons, he completely neglected to consider the objections of gaming interests who were reluctant to saturate an already soft gaming market with slot machines in Indianapolis. When faced with the obstacle that he should have anticipated to begin with, Barty Bart threw up his hands and began pouting. Without a plan B, it was up to the State to clean up the mess that Bart needlessly started (made even worse considering the deal Barty Bart signed in secret with the NCAA promising facilities upgrades in exchange for guaranteed Final Fours every five years). Simply feigning interest in the concerns of others might have kept the deal in Indy’s control. But Barty Bart doesn’t know how to include others when he plans and schemes. Only Barty Bart knows what’s best. While similarities to Daniels can be detected, Barty Bart is becoming more like Steve Goldsmith each passing month. Both men are unlikable technocrats who are physiologically unable to work with the other party, and unwilling to adjust their plans whenever an obstacle arises.

I’m in favor of the stadium, but Peterson deserves all the scorn that is coming to him with this tax increase. Wilson, this isn’t Mitch’s fault. Bart Peterson’s problems have exactly one cause, Bart Peterson. If you put down the Mayor’s water pail once in a while, you’d be able to see this.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:00:08 +0000

No more cops - it’s a double tax whammy:

Peterson to unveil Indy tax-increase plan

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070626/LOCAL/70626055

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:26:27 +0000

For the last time, the stadium funding has NOT diverted dime one from Public Safety. Unless you’re prepared to show me where in the budget money was removed from the Public Safety budget and redirected to the Convention Center/Stadium project. I don’t like the way Bart handled Public Safety logistics and budgets lately, and his newest plan strikes me as disingenuous after all the promised savings from the consolidation that he was so hopped up for. However, the mantra of Stadium=More murders, poverty, etc. is already getting tiresome and frankly has no basis in reality.

By: Wilson46201

Wilson46201 — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:25:34 +0000

Talk to Your Man Mitch about cost over-runs on that new stadium. He snatched the construction from the City so he could give out juicy contracts to his GOP buddies…

By: Bill Brown

Bill Brown — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:44:14 +0000

I predict peterson will somehow funnel off 40 million of this 200 million to cover cost runs on jim ursay’s toy stadium. im sure he will give the simon prothers a few million while he is at it.
………………..BART LIES………………

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:35:06 +0000

Abdul, if you’re correct, I would assume that this announcement isn’t in response to the public’s reaction to taxes. My guess is that this has been the plan all along.

Knowing that the public would be up in arms over taxes, Bart waited until now to announce his plans. If true, and Bart was waiting for this moment for the sake of political capital, I have to wonder how many lives it has cost.