Comments on: Bones from the American Bulldog http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530 Relevant, Contemporary and Uniquely Conservative Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:25:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Helen http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530#comment-1352 Helen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:20:17 +0000 http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530#comment-1352 Mitch - loved your inaugural column - especially your comments about the USS New York. I have pics of it's "coming alive" on my computer for those times when I need to remind myself that there are larger forces for good out there. I'll be following your gifted words...I'd say with "baited breath" but wouldn't want to be accused of buttering you up too much... Mitch – loved your inaugural column – especially your comments about the USS New York. I have pics of it’s “coming alive” on my computer for those times when I need to remind myself that there are larger forces for good out there.

I’ll be following your gifted words…I’d say with “baited breath” but wouldn’t want to be accused of buttering you up too much…

]]> By: Bill M http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530#comment-1350 Bill M Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:01:01 +0000 http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530#comment-1350 I just don't understand your comment about the Kings arena. First of all you state you don't care where it is built, downtown, Cal Expo, or Placer County....then you go on to state that it will provide "thousands of jobs" for a "revitalized downtown" First of all, an arena in Placer county, will not do anything for downtown Sacramento. Second, I highly dispute the contention that an arena, if downtown, will provide "thousands of jobs." There would be a short-term 2 year project of construction (using your Cleveland example) then those jobs would be gone. There would not be any significant long-term jobs created by simply shifting the Kings from one area of Sacramento to another. Mitch my only response to suggestion about the arena is "Bulldog!", show me some specific numbers that make sense. Here are the numbers I know.... $500 million for a new arena, $350 million additional needed to prepare Cal Expo for an arena... and those are the published numbers as estimated by the supporters. (What are the chances those numbers are low?) Finally in response to your last comment about additonal government services..... I am always wary of those that says the government will "invest" to provide all kinds of government services. Just leave me and my money alone, I can do well without your investing. I just don’t understand your comment about the Kings arena. First of all you state you don’t care where it is built, downtown, Cal Expo, or Placer County….then you go on to state that it will provide “thousands of jobs” for a “revitalized downtown” First of all, an arena in Placer county, will not do anything for downtown Sacramento. Second, I highly dispute the contention that an arena, if downtown, will provide “thousands of jobs.” There would be a short-term 2 year project of construction (using your Cleveland example) then those jobs would be gone. There would not be any significant long-term jobs created by simply shifting the Kings from one area of Sacramento to another.

Mitch my only response to suggestion about the arena is “Bulldog!”, show me some specific numbers that make sense. Here are the numbers I know…. $500 million for a new arena, $350 million additional needed to prepare Cal Expo for an arena… and those are the published numbers as estimated by the supporters. (What are the chances those numbers are low?) Finally in response to your last comment about additonal government services….. I am always wary of those that says the government will “invest” to provide all kinds of government services. Just leave me and my money alone, I can do well without your investing.

]]> By: Brad McEowen http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530#comment-1349 Brad McEowen Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:44:55 +0000 http://hoguenews.com/?p=5530#comment-1349 Mitch, from Buckeye to Buckeye, nicely done! I'm not sure about the stadium thing for Sac, most of the time it's just a really sweet deal for a team owner to get taxpayer funding for the owners pocket book. However, revitalization and investment can occur if the city/community is willing to upgrade their streets and buildings along with a new stadium. Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington didn't begin to awaken it's area until 10 years later when the City of Arlington decided to widen the streets and enforce code (and it didn't hurt to have Jerry Jones' Deathstar Stadium built next door). God bless, never forget, and go Bucks! Mitch, from Buckeye to Buckeye, nicely done! I’m not sure about the stadium thing for Sac, most of the time it’s just a really sweet deal for a team owner to get taxpayer funding for the owners pocket book. However, revitalization and investment can occur if the city/community is willing to upgrade their streets and buildings along with a new stadium. Texas Rangers Ballpark in Arlington didn’t begin to awaken it’s area until 10 years later when the City of Arlington decided to widen the streets and enforce code (and it didn’t hurt to have Jerry Jones’ Deathstar Stadium built next door). God bless, never forget, and go Bucks!

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