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The Ugly Ain't Ugly Enough Until Kurt Throws His Mud In
RECEIVED Wed., May 10, 2006
Editors, Publisher, and Mike Clark-Madison,
As an ex-liberal turned vast right-wing conspirator, I'm torn on the issues of Prop. 1 and Prop. 2. The red flags went up when both the Chronicle and the Statesman came out against 1 and 2 while tap dancing around the hard questions and demonizing supporters with power-mongering rhetoric.
Opponents of 1 and 2 say it will cost too much, but they don't say exactly how or why. Opponents are very short on details and long on browbeating accusation, such as diverting money that the city could spend on “other things.” But if money were really the issue, Prop. 6 wouldn't even be on the ballot. If Prop. 6 passes, the cost of insurance will skyrocket, and the city will find itself on the losing end of a costly lawsuit in light of the fact that domestic partners have no more legal standing than roommates in the state of Texas.
So cost is just an agenda-seeking red herring. The real issue is that the city leaders, the Statesman, and the Chronicle have a common interest, i.e., packing the city full of as many people (taxpayers and readers) as possible for financial gain, open government notwithstanding. Austin has been sold down the river by political wolves in liberals clothing who passed the homosexual litmus test to get elected. To watch the left go at each others' throats in this power play is most amusing indeed.
And Mike Clark-Madison makes my point in spades [“Austin@Large,” News, May 5]. (How many times can you use “progressive” in one column?!) It's amazing that one person can cough up so many guilt-tripping, condescending, browbeating red herrings and still be so full of shit. But Mike and I agree on one thing, “It has not been pleasant watching the 'progressive' agenda in Austin deteriorate from solution-oriented consensus-building for the common good into an irrational pre-emptive culture war.” Gee Mike, I didn't really notice the change. “Deteriorate,” like from bad to worse?!
As an ex-liberal turned vast right-wing conspirator, I'm torn on the issues of Prop. 1 and Prop. 2. The red flags went up when both the Chronicle and the Statesman came out against 1 and 2 while tap dancing around the hard questions and demonizing supporters with power-mongering rhetoric.
Opponents of 1 and 2 say it will cost too much, but they don't say exactly how or why. Opponents are very short on details and long on browbeating accusation, such as diverting money that the city could spend on “other things.” But if money were really the issue, Prop. 6 wouldn't even be on the ballot. If Prop. 6 passes, the cost of insurance will skyrocket, and the city will find itself on the losing end of a costly lawsuit in light of the fact that domestic partners have no more legal standing than roommates in the state of Texas.
So cost is just an agenda-seeking red herring. The real issue is that the city leaders, the Statesman, and the Chronicle have a common interest, i.e., packing the city full of as many people (taxpayers and readers) as possible for financial gain, open government notwithstanding. Austin has been sold down the river by political wolves in liberals clothing who passed the homosexual litmus test to get elected. To watch the left go at each others' throats in this power play is most amusing indeed.
And Mike Clark-Madison makes my point in spades [“Austin@Large,” News, May 5]. (How many times can you use “progressive” in one column?!) It's amazing that one person can cough up so many guilt-tripping, condescending, browbeating red herrings and still be so full of shit. But Mike and I agree on one thing, “It has not been pleasant watching the 'progressive' agenda in Austin deteriorate from solution-oriented consensus-building for the common good into an irrational pre-emptive culture war.” Gee Mike, I didn't really notice the change. “Deteriorate,” like from bad to worse?!
Kurt Standiford