tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post2366083490943903020..comments2023-09-05T02:12:57.445-04:00Comments on The Busman's Holiday: The Three Pillars of DeSantisBob Mayohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15284393139608821650noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-50502225497158957532007-06-01T06:47:00.000-04:002007-06-01T06:47:00.000-04:00It turns out that David of 2 Political Junkies was...It turns out that David of 2 Political Junkies was first to spot the "three pillars" <A HREF="http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2007/05/my-interview-with-mark-desantis.html" REL="nofollow">in his interview with DeSantis </A>posted on May 22nd. Note that they've grown to pillars from what 2PJs wrote of as "the three legged table upon which everything else rests."Bob Mayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284393139608821650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1320438766855852970.post-1040652621677974042007-05-31T17:18:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:18:00.000-04:00Boy, those particular quotes are a whole lot of nu...Boy, those particular quotes are a whole lot of nuthin’ It’s kind of like, who wouldn’t agree with all that, in principle? But then reality hits. <BR/>Of course, he’s driving Chris Briem crazy, citing the popular statistics of our population loss. What really strikes me is that DeSantis points out the heavy debt and pension burden (he missed the additional sewer renewal burden) and then talks about merging the city with the county and all the townships. In theory that’s a real good idea, but I can’t imagine Upper Saint Clair wants any part of the city’s problems. Wilkensburg might even back away. And of course who’s the mayor of Pittsburgh to force such a merger anyway? Though events might overtake us and such a merger might be forced by a state board …EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.com