tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post5510788124376784908..comments2023-10-24T11:19:37.236-04:00Comments on Cognitive dissonance in Pittsburgh and beyond: The politics of parking indeed ....EdHeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-15798973446266031642007-10-10T12:13:00.000-04:002007-10-10T12:13:00.000-04:00Char, I'm inclined to give the Mayor more of the b...Char, I'm inclined to give the Mayor more of the benefit of the doubt on this than I guess you are. I'm not sure, but if he is paying attention he will realize he now has to perform some damage control on both ends. I don't know how many ways the state legislature can hurt us, but we are exposed to all of them. And he has to convince Council to take there frustrations out on the parking lot owners (including the city lots) another way. He actually has very little time. He may well use this as an excuse to skip Thursday's debate, which I believe was the first actual debate format meeting between DeSantis and Ravenstahl. <BR/><BR/>Maybe that was the fiendish plan between Motznik and Ravenstahl all along (probably not), but I believe the fate of the city may hang in the balance.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-16534307435442098692007-10-10T06:57:00.000-04:002007-10-10T06:57:00.000-04:00Motznik would never do anything Luke didn't want. ...Motznik would never do anything Luke didn't want. And Luke wants this extra money. Not to pay down the debt or bolster the pension plan. He just wants it to spend on stuff and cronies and the normal vote buying that goes on around here.<BR/><BR/>My prediction: Luke will not do anything one way or another thereby letting it become law by default. If all goes well, he can take credit. If things bomb, he can blame it on Council.<BR/><BR/>Will Motznik care if flak comes his way? Is the Pope Catholic?Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06725494226277483936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-22902659368190813612007-10-10T06:22:00.000-04:002007-10-10T06:22:00.000-04:00Yeah, Jim Motznik really has shafted the Mayor wit...Yeah, Jim Motznik really has shafted the Mayor with this one. Even if Ravenstahl vetoes the bill, Council can over-ride with six votes. The article in today’s <A HREF="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07283/824167-53.stm" REL="nofollow">PG</A> suggests that the state could hold up the budget or take away tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue. That’s not fair, but even without Act 47 the city has limited control over its own taxes. Really, in some sense the ball is in Motznik’s court, he needs to back down, or Mayor Ravenstahl will go down in history as the Mayor who let Pittsburgh go bankrupt.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30020334.post-52921166924157197552007-10-09T23:25:00.000-04:002007-10-09T23:25:00.000-04:00I think the Mayor would be smart not to sign this ...I think the Mayor would be smart not to sign this piece of legislation if it is going to cause problems in Harrisburg.<BR/><BR/>The smart move is to not sign this one.<BR/><BR/>According to the law it looks like city council made a mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com