After three long months of back room deals, horse trading and openly shopping a seat on the City Council its finally all over. Yes, we have no one to blame but ourselves for not rallying more than 3,000 measly people to get off their ass and get out to vote so we shouldn't cry over spilled milk, much like spilled milk though we wont really smell the stink for quite a while. Things to look for during the oncoming 'Miller Time' include;
Watch for a concentrated effort to quietly remove the cities Chamber of Commerce, by taking away city funding and other pressures. Once the Chamber is gone so will be the only non partial source of news in the Grand Terrace so, as if by magic the City News will again be relevant! There may not be any direct ads paid for by Grand Terrace but, I bet you there WILL be some type of city event that needs to be advertised and perhaps El Pasta will be catering it, again by magic, so Walt will step up and pay for the ad in the City News. Of course later submit for reimbursement from the city....
I am pretty sure its just a matter of time before we are instructed that the 'official' caterer for all city events will be El Pasta!
They were unable to get the ban on youth fund raising past so look for an even bigger effort in the future against the kids of Grand Terrace, of course under the guise of keeping Grand Terrace safer...
Of course the obvious is that we should all get used to the number 4.6! It was their only platform and its all they really have that they can work on publicly so I'm sure it will simply dominate all discussion at least for the near future....
The most interesting part though, will be to see the fruition of all the trading that Marge did for votes to get her boy into the drivers seat. Believe it folks, there were many, and I mean MANY a conversation that went something like this; "Listen, I know hes a bully and a angry guy but I have him under my thumb now. Trust me when I say he wont be a problem, he knows exactly WHO he works for and he will do exactly what he is told.... now, whats your vote gonna cost us?" Of course followed by furious scribbling in a day planner! Boy her little book must weigh like a million pounds with all the favors owed on those pages! Rest assured there are quite a few that will be watching for those rewards to be dolled out, and the blinding light of truth will shine upon them with lightning speed and pinpoint accuracy!
Once they get Sylvia into her new seat it may seam hopeless however there are cracks in the walls of the Miller Mansion folks, rumors are a floating that there may not be the happiest of unions between the three amigo(a)s..... Either way, all is not lost folks. Through it all we have learned much, and we will now see how the Grandpa Terrorists handle the microscope that they themselves have used against others. If they thought they could quietly get back into City Hall without notice they were sorely mistaken. Though still in the shadows of evil the Light of truth is far reaching and will illuminate their every move, we are watching. I'm Just Saying.....
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ReplyDeleteYou are indeed right that the BMO is not a newspaper if by newspaper you mean a local rag that prints primarily negative issues that serve only to ensure people read it for the cryptic entertainment value thereby guaranteeing advertising then yes, its not a City News style of newspaper. It is not a crime to promote the city in which you live and work, promoting business is something we all should do MORE of and not less. That is difficult to do though when you drive to Redlands or Riverside to shop simply because its 'the thing to do' and Grand Terrace isn't cool cause its just a small town. Rather than drive business out we should better value what we do have and give those business' the support that we all talk of but few actually offer. Yes even La Pasta! Walts baloney stinks like hell but his food is pretty damn good...
ReplyDeleteOver the years the Grandpa Terrace blog has demonstrated more than a simple dislike for business, especially those they consider 'big business' and the idea that corporations should step up and pay for things the city needs and would have to do anyway is narrow minded and self centered. There are more cities than Grand Terrace wooing business and in these times we should be a little more willing to invest as partners than demand more as landlords to business.
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ReplyDeleteIts sweet the way you pick and choose the points to refute Gramps, really sweet. Or very smart, god only knows you dont want to piss off mean ole Mrs. M.... right? I'm just saying.
ReplyDeleteso whats with them pulling their posts? pussies...
ReplyDeleteThought you would shine all by your self ...
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