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2009-02-11 Home Front: Culture Wars

Obama: "The days where we're just building sprawl forever, those days are over"

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Posted by ed 2009-02-11 10:06|| || Front Page|| [10326 views ] Top

#1 There will be sprawl as long as humans keep reproducing. Unless he has a depopulation program in the Pork Package as well [unlikely with the effective repeal of welfare reform], somebody has to park their ass someplace. They get nasty when when you stack them up [excepting some circles in Hollyweird]. And depopulation usually hits urban centers hardest, the core of the Donk power base. More talk. More government. Less solutions.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-02-11 10:22|| 2009-02-11 10:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Like keeping the thermostat at 72, Barry?

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-11 10:29|| 2009-02-11 10:29|| Front Page Top

#3 Phueching bloody prophetic....water is also wet. NOBODY is building now, or likely to build anytime soon! Futurist, truth-sayer, economist, military expert, community disorganizer. I knew Wakan Tanka, and you're no bloody Wakan Tanka. (How did we make it so long without this Cook County genius?)

Posted by Besoeker 2009-02-11 10:30|| 2009-02-11 10:30|| Front Page Top

#4 The Obama estate. Doesn't look like a fourth floor flat. Looks sprawly.

Posted by ed 2009-02-11 10:37|| 2009-02-11 10:37|| Front Page Top

#5 The houses are too damned close together. Gimmie land, lotsa land.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2009-02-11 11:04|| 2009-02-11 11:04|| Front Page Top

#6 With these bozos running the place we won't be building anything.

Posted by DoDo 2009-02-11 11:09|| 2009-02-11 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 The history of Chicago area suburban development can be summed up as 'running away from Democrats'
In NE IL everytime the Dems took over a local government unit the taxes went through the roof. Businesses, industry, and people moved to more tax friendly areas, causing growth (or sprawl). And of course the Dems followed them, took over again and the people, businesses, and industry moved yet again... ad infinitum.
Stopping sprawl is simple, stop Democrats.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Thromong2805 2009-02-11 11:25|| 2009-02-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#8 > The Obama estate.

VERY Handy for the mosque, right within wail distance.

Posted by Bright Pebbles the flatulent 2009-02-11 12:53|| 2009-02-11 12:53|| Front Page Top

#9 I'm already longing for the days when Obama bloviating is over.

Posted by Cynicism Inc 2009-02-11 13:06|| 2009-02-11 13:06|| Front Page Top

#10 Saw my second 1-20-13 bumper sticker this AM.

Posted by tu3031 2009-02-11 13:14|| 2009-02-11 13:14|| Front Page Top

#11 Ask Boulder how well that worked. Prices jumped through the roof and almost all the building are crumbling and falling apart because they are "historic". Give Boulder another 20 years and people will be living in tents.

Liberalism IS a cancer to the west.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-02-11 14:14|| 2009-02-11 14:14|| Front Page Top

#12 What the world should look like to a "Community Organizer".

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-11 14:22|| 2009-02-11 14:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Bright Pebbles, we should be so fortunate that the notorious late sleeper should be awoken every 5AM. That building across the street is the KAM Isaiah Israel Temple. Fooled me the first time I saw it.

Posted by ed 2009-02-11 15:52|| 2009-02-11 15:52|| Front Page Top

#14 sprawl = construction work

no sprawl = no work

Posted by Elmusoting Tojo4877 2009-02-11 17:15|| 2009-02-11 17:15|| Front Page Top

#15 High density, low-impact, egalitarian, sustainable Obamaville:

Posted by DMFD 2009-02-11 18:40|| 2009-02-11 18:40|| Front Page Top

#16 DMFD Your picture shows there's plenty of employment opportunities in "Community Organizing". Of course they'll need rapid transit.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-02-11 18:52|| 2009-02-11 18:52|| Front Page Top

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