Urged to attend
Dear Editor,
I am considering telling my grandchildren not to struggle getting an education. All they need to do is get elected to public office.
Immediately following election they will be smarter than the public and can totally ignore public opinion, adopting the firm belief that no non-government individual has any good ideas.
If they ever want to verify their wisdom, they can hire a "yes-man" expert to affirm their position. (An expert is someone with a briefcase whose office is more than 50 miles away.)
I've lost count of the thousands of dollars the city has spent on experts to justify their wrong decision on new municipal buildings, especially as it relates to West Ward.
I suggest they hire an expert to teach them how to "whistle dixie" ... they'll need to know that if they think McCookites will approve going into debt 6 to 7 million dollars realizing 4 million for a jail is coming down the pike. Debts that will require more and more taxes.
A national poll this week showed only 22 percent of Americans trust government and 58 percent think government spending is our biggest threat. Last time I checked, McCook was still in America and I feel local sentiment is pretty close to national trends.
Is there ever a point where government officials feel a pang of guilt about the amount of hard earned dollars they suck out of Sam and Sue Public?
To be objective, I feel sometimes you need to stand in the opposition's shoes, in addition. a guy needs to have a little fun, every now and then. I looked at West Ward, then I looked at the White House, West Ward, White House ... a little cut and paste gave me a primitive illustration of what the east elevation of city offices could look like if re-habbed.
Then I took the site plan published months ago. Again some cut and paste, reduce the size of the fire house a little, relocate it and viola -- I had enough room for a jail! I would sink the jail into the hillside thereby making sure its east elevation didn't detract from city offices.
Enough of being in their shoes, now back into mine. I can't attend the Heritage Senior Center meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, but plead with those of you who can to attend and give the council your opinions. Tea Partiers welcome.
'Nuff said,
Bill Frasier,
McCook