Happy days are here again
I see that Fireman Randy just came back from a hotshot New York meeting with His Royal Highness The Grand High Commissioner Of "Major League Soccer." And wow, if Portland taxpayers hand Little Lord Paulson $100 million to screw around some more with PGE Park, the grand high commissioner might actually give Portland an expansion franchise in his "major league soccer" league -- arguably the third- or fourth-best soccer league in the whole wide world.
OMG, I can hardly contain my excitement.
I wonder how much the city spent sending the Fireman out of town on this vital mission. I'm sure old Merritt showed everybody a good time in the Big Apple.
Time to get out my ballot and vote "no" on some money stuff.
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Comments (13)
Does everyone in Portland dislike NFL football ? If everyone who buys a NFL on Comcast (another bunch of crooks) cable package could use that money to put Football in PDX on a ballot measure then we might not have to let the City make our decision what sports we want.
Posted by stevedore | October 30, 2008 9:20 AM
After reviewing the urban renewal and police and fire pension amounts on my property tax bill I voted no on all the bonds.
I will no longer be conned that "it's for the children" when the PDC is running a little honeypot for all the chosen developers in town. They've made enough off us... and enough is enough.
Posted by Dave Lister | October 30, 2008 9:23 AM
Sounds like some people in PDX are getting wise to the "Three Card Monty" shtick the local politicians run through their friends in the media.
Posted by David E Gilmore | October 30, 2008 9:39 AM
Jack,
MLS isn't even the third or fourth best soccer league in this hemisphere.
--AMA
Posted by AMA | October 30, 2008 9:59 AM
Does everyone in Portland dislike NFL football ? If everyone who buys a NFL on Comcast (another bunch of crooks) cable package could use that money to put Football in PDX on a ballot measure then we might not have to let the City make our decision what sports we want.
The problem is getting a developer that doesnt want to suck from the public teat.
They all know in a market this small that there isnt enough interest to get franchises without public financing for the venue.
But they shouldnt be using public money at all. If they cant make it work on their own, then we dont need it. Lets upgrade some schools or fix some roads first.
Posted by Jon | October 30, 2008 10:10 AM
Is the issue here the cost? Or post-Tram skepticism about our city's ability to pull this off?
Because if it's cost, then Portland is just giving up on getting major league sports. You can't seriously think major league baseball and the NFL are going to come begging to a city that winced over an $85 million package for MLS.
Posted by Roger | October 30, 2008 10:51 AM
Portland will never have an NFL or MLB franchise. Deal with it. Were lucky to have the Blazers.
Posted by drivin' fool | October 30, 2008 11:34 AM
"Portland is just giving up on getting major league sports. "
Gee, I guess we'll never be as good as Milwaukee or Cincinnati or Detroit now.
Posted by Steve | October 30, 2008 11:53 AM
Were lucky to have the Blazers
Past tense? Do you know something special? Or are you just down on the team this year?
Posted by Allan L. | October 30, 2008 12:07 PM
Should have read "we're lucky to have the Blazers." No conspiracy theories here.
Posted by drivin' fool | October 30, 2008 12:21 PM
"Leonard says it’s in the bag if all goes well with PGE Park. “It’s clear to me that it’s ours to lose"
I just re-read that. Who the H is Randy to think he can just shove his projects thru?
He may not have heard, but there may be a budget shortfall - He can go look at BDS where they ahve 40% less work and the same number of people.
Posted by Steve | October 30, 2008 1:46 PM
I was at BDS the other day and we were the 12th new home permit application that day , and I gotta say those staffers are REALLY nice to us now. Imagine a private biz who keeps on ALL employees when it's off 40% ....
Posted by billb | October 30, 2008 3:37 PM
At first I thought it was a picture of the Day Labor Center my tax dollars are paying for.
Posted by Mick Harris | November 3, 2008 2:23 PM