Comments on: Jodi’s Jail Deadline, Plus: The City Budget, And What About Shays?

By: Mojo

Mojo — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:15:09 +0000

*** Back in Dec. “09″, I blogged about a possible outreach for those active Dem. voters interested in participating in a District town committee slate race against the current dictatorship. Well, nothing was heard from the person organizing this possibility ’til last Friday (Jan. 22, 2010). Today I find out that this Weds. (Jan. 27, 2010) is the deadline for the signed petitions with min. of 214 names! As much as I personally would like to see a challenge, I believe its “too little, too late”! *** This year’s budget will be full of “financial smoke and mirrors” to cover the borrow from Paul to pay Peter, Budgets 101 from last year. ***

By: Local Eyes

Local Eyes — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:07:59 +0000

Isn’t work a logical pathway to the glory of wealth?

Unfortunately, 45 years of deficit spending and inflation have undermined the value of work. We live in the world created by those two things. It’s our biggest problem.

In 2010, The O.P.I.C. or One Person Internet Company is the remedy of choice.

Here’s the best part: grab your keyboard, IT’S ON!

By: The Bridgeport Kid

The Bridgeport Kid — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:56:04 +0000

I’m suspicious of Mr. Finch’s language. “I have held a consistent stance on the location of the juvenile facility for girls in Bridgeport from the beginning,” Finch said. “While this facility is needed, I believe that this is the wrong location, and that it should be located at a more appropriate site.” Look at the soft spots here. “… it should be located at a more appropriate site.”

Did he make that position clear to representatives of the Connecticut State Department of Children and Families? Or is this just an exercise in disingenuousness?

By: The Bridgeport Kid

The Bridgeport Kid — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:46:42 +0000

Back on the campaign trail Obama said something to the effect that he had nothing against rich people, that “we all ought to be rich.” I agree with that. The economy hasn’t been very good for a long, long time. It can be described as robust only when everyone is cleaning up, not just the suits on Wall Street (in lower Manhattan, not south Norwalk).

By: The Bridgeport Kid

The Bridgeport Kid — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:42:54 +0000

Well, yes. Take care of people. Humanity is more important than any political ideology or fiscal policy.

By: Local Eyes

Local Eyes — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:36:19 +0000

The New American Dream is maintaining a reasonable standard of living while enjoying the work you do.

Some people note the importance of other successful people in the formation of a happy loop. This can never be underscored. We all need other productive people or taxpayers to complete the loop. Life is simple: there are only two kinds of people in this world. THOSE in the loop and OTHERS less fortunate. Local Eyes thinks economic development is all about getting people in the loop and not about buildings, taxes or foolish incentives designed to lure out-of-town companies.

Take care of people and those other things will fall into place.

(nod)

By: The Bridgeport Kid

The Bridgeport Kid — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:21:54 +0000

You tell me there’s an angel in your tree
Did he say he’d come to call on me
For things are getting desperate in our home
Living in the parish of the restless folks I know
Everybody now bring your family down to the riverside
Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide
Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps
It’s time we put the flame torch to their keep

Burn down the mission
If we’re gonna stay alive
Watch the black smoke fly to heaven
See the red flame light the sky

Burn down the mission
Burn it down to stay alive
It’s our only chance of living
Take all you need to live inside

Deep in the woods the squirrels are out today
My wife cried when they came to take me away
But what more could I do just to keep her warm
Than burn burn burn burn down the mission walls