All I Do is Keep the Beat / And Bad Company

I have not seen the city of Tulsa handle much right for years now.

You haven't either.

Have you driven around town lately? How many potholes did you hit?

Downtown is a mess. The arena is exactly what I feared this city would slouch toward.

It is the wrong project in the wrong place in the wrong city.

People are actually considering this river tax?

Our stinky, brown river is supposedly an attraction?

I'm all for smart city development, but gee, most of the studies commissioned to study this proposal will not even be finished by the time the vote comes to the public.

I'm sorry, but that is plain idiotic.

Is it too much to ask for some intelligence in our planning? I'm seeing a lot of hype and hoopla, plenty of smoke and mirrors, and precious little facts or truth.

And just who exactly is paying for all these moronic television ads trying to make you feel like you hate cute little children if you vote against this potential city-wide folly?

Somebody with deep pockets has a lot to gain from this project.

But don't look now; it ain't you or me.

(PS - Want more information? Tonight at 6:30, OSU-Tulsa is hosting a public forum on the ballot initiative. I confess I'm a wee bit skeptical, since the moderator, Ken Busby, is listed on the Vote Yes web site as a supporter claiming, "River development is critical to Tulsa county...," but maybe expecting a moderator neutral to the tax is asking too much...)