Comments on: Tear Down This House

By: Cforchange

Cforchange — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:05:16 +0000

Whitetower, I hope you live in TX, AZ, or GA and need the northeast water! When that day comes, we will remember the lacking attention. Hmmm, $3.29 per gallon because it’s all premium.

By: whitetower

whitetower — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:37:33 +0000

Who cares about the northeast? The country’s population is rapidly growing in the south and southwest and is just as rapidly declining in the northeast — after the 2010 census FL will displace NY as the country’s 3rd largest state. NY, OH, PA, and MI will lose Congressional seats. FL, TX, AZ, and GA will gain.Appealing to the interests of declining demographic sounds like a loser strategy to me.

By: dendup

dendup — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:47:28 +0000

Earmarks are clearly the one thing that is truly bipartisan. Focussing on Pelosi’s and Boxer’s earmarks rather than the overall phenonomen is not helpful in building support for the goals of the Community Regeneration Act. Tax relief may be a helpful addition, but the experience of Enterprise Zones is not encouraging. It is unfair to critciize it for addressing a small part of the problem since it is a demonstration program. Tone down the rhetoric if you really want to build support for addressing this problem.

By: gibberish

gibberish — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:35:02 +0000

“Government action Now!”, says Clay! Not Democrat earmarks but Republican ones instead. Sounds like a liberal solution.

By: Cforchange

Cforchange — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:20:44 +0000

David Frum, here’s the problem w/ the movers and shakers of the GOP and a blog site. They’re out moving and shaking never to sit and passively express themselves at a keyboard. My point: Look at the pssing match going on the active scroll today regarding ideology and introspect about the party itself but when you have a topic about doing something to advance the perception of the party or to open doors to new opportunity like this article- little interest. Do you and your big picture supporters have any plans to move this talk to the next level – action. Talking for the next 2 years will be death. Someone at the big picture level needs to realize that things are going from bad to worse and the line in the sand now exists. The last month of “GOP” entertainment fodder was very damaging and maybe the final straw for many. When the spotlight was on, these media hacks on our lucky behalf really portrayed ugliness in every regard. Some of my Republican friends are now strongly considering the exit for Independence. I would classify them as very strong community influencers and of course life long Republicans.

By: Rhampton

Rhampton — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:14:51 +0000

I’m uncomfortable with what would essentially be governmental seizure of private land. Abandoned does not necessarily mean no longer owned. If it can be shown that there is a truly legitimate reason for seizure – for example unpaid taxes being equal to or more than the value of the property – then I might agree. The devil is in the details, as they say.

By: Cforchange

Cforchange — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:07:59 +0000

Now you’re talking – I see this every day right before my very eyes. I do not agree with tearing down. There are sound ideas from the inside, community members who want to use this housing to train the skilless youth which appear to be the throw away population that isn’t going to go away. Some have had brushes with the law, most need to pursue a GED because while no one has been paying attention, high school drop out rates have soared to almost a majority. Anyone who concludes that the idle adult portion of these communities has nothing of value to share and the housing isn’t worth saving your opinion is wrong – the neighborhood wrecks will be standing long after that 1990’s “Wellington Court” special. I have made friends in my hood that are quite an unlikely match on the surface. As our friendships have developed, it has become clear that we differ little, only the circumstances of our lives contrast. But I totally agree that this is the IN for Republicans. However if you don’t live there or start businesses there how do you, a GOP prospect expect to be invited in. I would recommend that Republican’s start to invest in and offer mentoring when requested/ necessary to seed these ideas that community stakeholders have. $100,000 could go very far like 100 houses or 50 homes and materials. Should the interest arise I could certainly lead the horse to water.