Better Than 1,000 Words

Jim Bessey at Frost Byte Studios created this photo. He graciously allowed me to use it saying "I see my picture has been making the rounds... The internet is amazing it never ceases to amaze how quickly info..moves... I have no problem with you using my photo."

Normally he creates photo layouts for "enthusiasts of classic cars, street rods, race cars, antiques, motorcycles of all types, boats, planes just about anything that moves. " Check out his website at http://www.frostbyte.ca and see if he can do some work for you!

The photo says it all. After listening to the Councillors making statements last night at Council in support of the rally for jobs on May 27, I was disgusted to be honest.

For almost five years, this Mayor and Councillors have played border games and have prevented anything significant happening here.

Seriously, who gives a damn about the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel. It seems to be the Mayor's priority for reasons that have nothing to do with the border but for financing his extravaganzas. You know the ones---the countless millions for the East End arena, "shovel-ready" land at the airport and now the undisclosed millions for the University urban village ie the new taxpayer levy {sigh}

The Tunnel deal may be at risk now if Detroit Council butts in to block Kwame's deal. As the Star said today

• "We have a May 24 deadline to approve the budget and ... it's highly unlikely that we're going to get a tunnel deal by then," Cockrel said.

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick doesn't seem to care since it is not a core asset for him. His spokesperson said

• "Even if we don't have a deal by then, it's not the end of the world," he said."

Our local politicians' positions are absurd as they chase away investors from this region. One would think that a Council that see its major industry dying would have taken action more quickly on economic diversification Instead, we spend years to find gazelle feeders whose philosophy makes no sense at all in a town where gazelles are leaving for greener pastures in Kentucky as an example.

We should find out on Monday which Councillors have guts and will stand up to the Mayor. Will any support the Bridge Co.'s initiative to demolish homes? Demolishing is not the issue, dealing with the Bridge Co. is.

Thousands of jobs can be created here for infrastructure--road to the bridge--and bridge building never mind spin-off jobs to support this work.

What do our Mayor and Council do instead---spend millions of taxpayer dollars to fight the "enemies!"

I had one reader write today about "a petition to recall their lazy *** A****... Anyway I can help the cause count me in!"

Windsorites are getting restless! And with good reason. Perhaps it's time more readers started to put pressure on Council!