i love to walk up to people at dinner parties in Boston, the Pops and other venues and smile, 'My pleasure... i'm Tosh–anti-communist.' Would have loved to sit down for a beer with Ayn Rand. i've read enough nimby posts and what they say elsewhere. They're big on huge socialist, nanny state tactics. extorting developers to the point where 'shh, maybe they'll just walk.' You're entitled to your opinion. And i'll keep mine.
i do regret mentioning William McCabe (can't delete up there). I spoke for a moment about Bill's love of Porsches. Good thing i didn't mention Bill's extreme passion for wines (especially the pricy reds from France and the desert wines from Germany–you know, the exotic ones with the
really short shelf life), improving his golf game, designing boats, sailing, or racing yachts with his country club buddies in Newport.
Yes, there are bad ideas, and evil, money hungry developers out there. But i happen to think their tactics usually are fairly well vetted in Boston. Okay, maybe not with the old Emperor. And, i've heard that Don Chiofaro continues to win friends in our PAY TO PLAY TOWN. i side with the developer and other visionaries who put the civil engineer to work over some 47% anti-capitalist hack posting in the Globe. i could post many of their quotes, and other nimby. If it quacks like a duck....
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