But Will the Revolution be Quantified?
As an organizer, that's the question that interests me, and it is measurable.
Brady Dale
thistoowillpass.com
This discussion continues here.
What upsets me [Loose Canon, "A Bridge Too Soon," Bruce Schimmel, March 13] is that every community meeting about the bridge for many years has begun with a statement by city engineers that the design was a given and that the community had no opportunity to request any substantive changes.
I know that there are many approvals needed for this project — it crosses a river, an interstate highway and a railroad right-of-way. However, it is clear from the experience in Minneapolis that such approvals can be expedited.
Regarding cost, I would refer readers to an op-ed piece ["One Bridge Doesn't Fit All"] in The New York Times on Aug. 18, 2007, by Princeton professor David Billington, a world-renowned expert on bridges, that a beautiful bridge does not need to cost more than a utilitarian one.
Considering that the current span has served since 1923, we can reasonably expect to be stuck until the end of the 21st century with the decisions made now. Now is the time to reconsider.
Given the urban scale of the streets on each side of the span, I vote for making the design more urban. How often does a city get a chance to make such a visible statement with its infrastructure? Wouldn't it be wonderful and elegant if there were a green median in the middle of the bridge, with trees and shrubs?
Since traffic will be rerouted for 18-20 months, and drivers will find new routes during that time, a more urban-scaled bridge will likely attract a more appropriate level of traffic when it is reopened, with more emphasis on pedestrians and bicycles than on cars and trucks.
Mayor Nutter was presented last week with the Pennsylvania Environmental Council's study "Building Green: Overcoming barriers in Philadelphia" (pecpa.org). It states: "The single greatest barrier to Green Building in Philadelphia has been a lack of political will and strong leadership at the top levels of city government."
I call on the mayor to take an active role in this bridge project. It will be a part of his legacy.
Juan Levy
Via citypaper.net
Re: Aid or Invade, "Native American," Rodney Anonymous, March 13, 2008:
More liberal spew about how white people destroyed American Indian life and committed genocide.
Go turn on Starz and jack off to Hyapatia Lee.
Garth
Via citypaper.net
What instant gratification to read your piece on "The Puppet Show" [Arts, "A Hand Up," Mary Wilson, Jan. 17]. Your writing makes the exhibition quite vivid. I'm attributing the weekend's rush of visitors to the piece.
Ingrid Schaffner
Institute of Contemporary Art
Due to an editing error in last week's news feature "The Pandering Guide," we used the incorrect third-person possessive pronoun to identify Jade Gleaner, co-director of Mill Creek Farm. Our apologies to her.
Americans care and worry about whether a candidate’s religious faith would guide their decisions as President of the United States.
A Time magazine poll (NPR online, July 12, 2007) found that approximately 40% of voters believe President Bush’s use of religion has divided the country.
Until his withdrawal as a candidate for the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney was constantly dogged with questions concerning his Mormon faith. Would that faith, much maligned by voters, bloggers, commentators, and the media, play a role in his political decision making?
Romney answered these questions emphatically in a Florida speech on his religion. Romney said, “I will take care to separate the affairs of government from any religion.”
Obama has not spoken that emphatically about his own black liberation faith. In fact, Obama told a South Carolina audience (AP story on MSNBC.com Oct. 8, 2007), “I think there’s nothing wrong public servants expressing religiously rooted values.”
The International Herald Tribune online edition posted an AP story (Dec. 17, 2007) where Obama was asked on a campaign stop in Algona, Iowa if he would allow spiritual and ethics advisers to guide him as president. Obama replied that “It is important for me to have people that I trust, that I can talk to. Obviously, part of that is my religious life, my spiritual life as a Christian, a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ.”
According to Politico.com (Dec 27, 2007), the Christian Science Monitor published an opinion piece where Obama told the writer, “I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration.”
Would Rev. Racists Wright play a role in an Obama White House?
UNITED STATES IS "NOT PREPARED" YET FOR A BLACK PRESIDENT. IF HE GETS THE NOMINATION HE WILL LOOSE
TO MACCAIN AND THE BLACK RACE "WILL NOT ACCEPT "THE DEFEAT".
REMEMBER HOW THE REPUBLICANS "STOLE" THE ELECTION ON 2001? IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN ANOTHER CIVIL WAR WILL BE ON THE WAY. HILLARY IS THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE "PEACE IN OUR BELOVED COUNTRY"
Washington Rodriguez
The only Hope and Change I see these last few weeks, is the Dick Cheney type of Hate and using the racist word for threat. maybe Obamas cousin Dick Cheney is giving him school boy tips how to complain about Anything he does not like.
Lets remember also that Obama Preaches in his Speaches about the great Changes that are possible with him in office.
Does this include his Minister? If so then No way in heck will I cast a Vote for someone who wont dam his minister for making those UN- American statements during their church services, and showing a hatred towards another color? No way will i see that there is ANY hope for a better country, when Barack Obama only says he not stand for what Reveran Wright said, bt in the same sentense will say he has been a good friend for so long he will not Leave him.
So Mr. Obama If someone close to you would change for the wrong, you will still back them. Even if this person Shows the hatred that Rev. Wright showed towards the country and other Citizens to show separation?
So if Mr. Obama feels it is important to keep his friendship with this Mr. Write and has a Friend in Mr. Faricon, and a possible court apperance in Chicago with a Slum Loard, What can I and you expect in the next weeks ahead.
His voting record as a Senator is very poor.
He did vote in 2006 to extend and expand the troops overseas. And when it comes to heading a committee in the senate, they have never even had a conference i hear in over a year? So what kind of in experienced President do you want in the White house everyone?
This is the most important Election i believe in the last 40+ years, and a lot of Americans want to base their votes on weather or not a person is white or black to vote for?
Now that is something i think the 1960's and earlier were about, and martin luther king would roll in his grave if he saw that People were voting for Obama just because he is black!
We need a Leader who will unite everyone from the past 8 years of scare tacktics that the bush, Cheney, and Rowe have put into all our heads. Hillary Clinton has not gotten HERSELF into any troubles.
Both sides votunteers and help have spoken out to much, and hillary has played some political games, but she is not separating the country by color and Religions Like barack Obama Is.
I'm Cathoilic and no one will ever take my beliefs away from me mr. obama! I AM an Real American and will not take this Rev. Wright talking down about my coor and my Country, and by doing this on his Pulpet, he is downing all religions.
So barack you need to grow up and become a decent senator before you can even think about getting the rest of the Super Deligates.
If the Super deligates cant see what is going on, then shame on them! This man barack is NOT Changing things for the better, he is separating us all against one another.