Executive Order: Establishment of the White House Office of Urban Affairs

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Originally Posted by Surf n Turf

Looks like there will be “just a little” corruption in the Urban money transfer programs
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“The man who is President Obama's newly minted urban czar pocketed thousands of dollars in campaign cash from city developers whose projects he approved or funded with taxpayers' money, a Daily News probe found.
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion often received contributions just before or after he sponsored money for projects or approved important zoning changes, records show.
Most donations were organized and well-timed.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/...s_rained_.html

And this surprises any one? This is just another in a future long line of white house selected Idiots.

[ZooKeeper]

Originally Posted by Sigaba

My speculation is this. In one node of the West Wing will be a group tasked to proctor the 2010 Census. An adjacent collection of offices and workstations will be tasked to monitor the use of the funds authorized in the stimulus bill--a bill that has a lot of urban projects. A third node will be the Office of Urban Affairs. In concert, these three groups will shape how residents of American cities view the efficacy of the president's policies. City residents will reward Democrats at the voting booth. In turn, Democrats will use census data to guide more money to cities. Urban hubs will grow as population centers and they will become increasingly blue. Blue cities in blue counties will make blue states bluer and red states will start to shift to blue. In essence, the political map of America will look increasingly like the political map of California. Free quiche for everyone!

Sigaba - you couldn't have hit the nail any more square on the head...excellent post.

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Originally Posted by Penn

...that late 60' acid trip is way over...

I have been keeping up with the news and let me tell you, that acid trip is FAR from over...
...and the flash backs keep getting more and more bizarre