ReverendSlappy

Well I am just shocked. Really, just stunned. I never would have suspected that Walker's "opposition" to the project was all political. Never....

It's $16m in entertainment tax revenue alone. That doesn't factor in all the other revenue benefits. And even then, $16m is $16m. And if the city has an opportunity to help prevent losing $16m in ent...

Oh, and one thing I forgot to factor into the whole "Cubs On Tour" idea, and this matter as a whole: I think the team is likely going to really, really suck next year. So there's that. Sigh......

I'm sorry, I need to explore the least important element of what you are saying. You envision a major league franchise on a nine month road trip? Play a month of home games in Arizona, where they are ...

I'm also curious as to what you'd consider viable temporary parks for the Cubs. None of the area minor league stadiums hold more than about 7000. There are no university stadiums of any significance i...

There are a ton of options. Consider, for one thing, that it doesn't necessarily have to be *one* place: For example, there are a TON of minor-league stadiums (not the most unlikely of which are alr...

The only viable place to relocate the Cubs for a year would be U.S. Cellular Field. Given how rarely the Cubs and Sox play in town on the same days, scheduling wouldn't be too difficult. And the tax r...

I think a lot of these comments are missing the point of a potential bond issue: To keep the current tax revenue stream that the Cubs generate (and it's not exactly small) running uninterrupted. Basi...

True, true....

You know, if you're not a Rahm fan, the silver lining of his winning would be that people like Dick Mell and Ed Burke would probably *hate* -- h-a-t-e HATE -- it. Cold comfort, perhaps, but still......

He! He! He! I don't let my toddler get away with reasoning that poor and you are using it to defend the governor (elect) of Wisconsin? That is just awesome. Too bad the governor (elect) can't get a ti...

So, is the governor some kind of idiot, or did he lie to voters? Take your pick. Doesn't really matter. Either way, the point is that he is refusing the money, and he is using the rationale of, "We ...

If you can't afford it for HSR you can't afford it for potholes either. Thus, if he is trying to change the use of the funding he is not "refusing" it, he's trying to take it and use it as he sees fit...

Except that isn't the case. Uh, yes it is. Much as I'm sure he'd like to, Gov.-elect Walker can't change federal law to suit his right-wing "small-government" political posturing. He simply can'...

From the sound of things, show's over: http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/clout_st/2010/11/republican-bill-brady-expected-to-concede-governors-race-today.html...