Toyota,
Toyota, Toyota!
Why Term
Limits Make Sense
RG Griffing, Editor, SAL Commentary
3- 27-2008
Part One
The argument for
keeping term limits on San Antonio City Council
is being made right now, despite the fact that
long enscounced public "servants" are
pointing to their "impeccable" records
as seasoned operators, and tisk-tisking the
elected officials that represent the Citizens.
Currently SA
enjoys the most stringent term limits in the US,
thanks to former Mayor and ex-convict Henry
Cisneros and his big spending was.
Thanks also to
legendary Tax Watchdog CA Stubbs who brought that
financial bloodshed to a halt.
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The
recent "sneak attack" on the Toyota
Plant is a perfect example of why the old-hack
hierarchy needs to be turned out -- and kept out
-- after 4 years of meddling.
Case
in point:
San
Antonio BigWigs wasted no time or effort in
begging Toyota to locate their Tundra truck plant
to the Alamo City. Fact is, they made promises
that they couldn't keep.
At
issue now is the 3 mile buffer zone promised to
Toyota in the infamous "Starbright"
accord.
What
the hell is a "Nonbinding Agreement"
anyway?
The
dictionary explains it this way.
Nonbinding
non·binding
adjective
that
does not hold one to an obligation, duty,
promise, etc. a nonbinding
agreement.
Ultimately,
then, that right is still held by City Council,
which voted overwhelming to allow home
development in the buffer zone.
Seasoned
politician and SA Mayor Phil Hardberger expected
the Council to await the zoning vote till he
returned from his City paid Junket to India.
The
edict didn't take.
Now,
longtime County Judge Nelson Wolf is calling City
Council members all but "ignorant and
inexperienced" for not honoring a worthless
check written by the good old boys, but a long
way from being bankable.
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Toyota has not honored a
"nonbinder" of its own. It is well
below the amount of vehicles it committed to
build when it rolled into town, and has announced
cutbacks in production.
So much for nonbinding agreements.
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The above is only the beginning of
this story.
What we will show you in coming
articles is the shadow government that is already
in place in San Antonio and Bexar County, and its
attempt to usurp the power which is supposed to
be the property of Citizens and our elected
officials.
More to follow.
- Developing -
(Archives Below.)
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DANCING TO THE
OLDIES
'Blame It On The Bossa Nova'
The Big Double-Cross Of
Toyota, And How The
The Mayor Will Spin This
Into A Fight Against Term Limits
RG Griffing, SAL Editor -
Preface Of A Series 3-25-2008 |
This is a story of honesty and
deceit, honor and infamy, royalty versus
commoners, and...
It
is a peek at the innerworkings of Corporate
America, Local Governance, political Sleight of
Hand and plain old Greed.
This
narrative centers on the recent abrogation of a
"non-binding" agreement between local
industrial giant Toyota and the Power Elite in
San Antonio.
It
also deals with the volatile reactions of all
involved.
Ultimately,
it is a microcosm of the current state of the
declining US dream and the commoditizing of the
SA public.
Is
it a Machiavellian Tale or a Tragedy penned by
Shakespeare?
Or,
perhaps, it is simply a new chapter in the
ancient book of Betrayal.
Certainly
it has all of these elements, and more.
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Among the characters included in
this extravaganza are Nelson Wolff, Phil
Hardberger, SA City Council, Toyota Corporation,
various political operatives, Henry and Mary
Alice Cisneros, Ed Garza, Phil Cortez and, quite
possibly, Beelzebub himself and others.
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The big wind-up, of couse, will be
the inevitable blaming of Term Limits for all the
chaos.
Yellow snow, brown rain and all
other earthly problems will be thrown upon the
backs of those ignorant, unwilling, unenlightened
masses who oppose this obvious power grab.
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It is a macabre dance choreographed
by reptilian masters, who will laud its
performance as they pick our pockets.
Who can we shame for this shameless
display?
Ourselves, if we let it happen.
But if History offers any lessons at
all, we will simply blame it on the Bossa Nova.
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Part One of this series on Thursday.
