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"@Walker, if you bothered to read the article, Milloy stated, "Among them are my nemeses — whom I have referred to before as myopic twits because of their inability to see that dog parks, bike paths and cupcake parlors do not make a “world-class city.” I didn't read anything in the article suggesting that any policy should be implemented at the expense of cupcake shops.

And are you sure you aren't putting words into David's mouth? When has David Alpert EVER asserted that DC should implement policies that widen the economic gap between the have's and the have not's? I do agree with you that Milloy hasn't presented any arguments why what the myops supported weren't good for the city. I'm actually glad you said that. Have you ever seen a Milloy article arguing against bike paths and green spaces or is that the meme simply floated around by his detractors? I think the latter is more factual"

Who actually said that cupcake shops and dogparks make a world class city? Though I would suggest that new retail investment is important, and if cupcake shops are in demand, why single them out? As for bike lanes (not paths - does he know the difference?) yes, I think they are part of being a world class city - they have certainly added to that status in say, Copenhagen.

And yes, voters sometimes make mistakes. I assume Milloy thinks that when Ronald Reagan was elected that was a mistake. In America we let voters elect who they want, but we are not required to agree with them.

And, no, what I get is not from a "meme" floated on twitter I am an old guy who does not tweet. I reacted this way reading the 'deadtree' washington post this morning. It was stupid.

Look the economic chasm - the plight of the poor is serious. And it mostly has to be solved at the Federal level (including by the activity of some of the folks he calls MLT's) The DC govt can only address it if it has resources - which means affluent people moving in.

"When has David Alpert EVER asserted that DC should implement policies that widen the economic gap between the have's and the have not's? "

When did Fenty ever advocate such policies? Or any of the "MLT's"? The policies that Fenty was for, that were opposed, AFAICT were the street cars, the bike lanes, and the education changes. I think on all of those Dave was in a different camp than Milloy (though you are correct, Milloy never comes right out and says hes against bike lanes - he just snarks about them)

BTW, calling M Rhee's approach "tiger mom" was very precious, don't you agree?

by AWalkerInTheCity on Jul 16, 2012 1:46 pm • link • report