When I was a kid I loved the Disney Channel. Back when it was cool. Raise your hand if you remember The Famous Jett Jackson.
How about So Weird.
Screw all you Zach and Cody loving ... wait what was my point again. Oh yeah, back in the day Disney was one of my big three along with Nick and Cartoon Network. Wholesome family entertainment that actually was entertainment. And a movie they would always show on the weekends was The Parent Trap and it's sequels.
For some odd reason I've feeling all nostalgic and have decided to compare The Parent Trap, it's official remake and what I always considered to be it's unofficial remake.
The Gist
For those of you living under a rock, the basic story goes like this. Two teenage girls who look identical meet each other in summer camp, where they find out they're identical twins, whose parents divorced when they were babies. They hatch a zany scheme to meet the other parent by switching places on the way home. While switched they find out the dad is remarrying and decide to get him back together with his exwife before he can get hitched.
The Original (1961)
The Parent Trap (1961) on Disney Video
Okay this going to be more of a straight review than comparison. The benefit of being first. While the original has it's charm, it shows it's age. Namely it does something that a lot of movies do from back then that I hate. The music won't shut up. It's loud and it's detracting. But I'll forgive that because that was the style. Other than that. The script is a bit of a roller coaster.
What I always found funny about The Parent Trap was the situation itself. The awkwardness of it all. When the script plays that straight it's very charming. For instance the scene where Mitch, the father is trying to explain the wackiness to his house guests, or where the grandfather overhears the twins calling each other and puts two and two together.
When the movie tries to be funny such as the mountain lion clapping it's not really. All of that stuff seems inorganic and detracts from the more organic situational comedy. The key to making them laugh is to make it seem like you're not trying to.
Beyond that that Hayley Mills is great. I've seen a lot of shows where one actor has to play two lookalikes and generally the writers make the two characters have wildly different personalities so the audience doesn't get confused. The twins are different, but subtly so, and that helps the artifice of facsimile. It helps me feel like I'm not watching something following a script.
By the way it was mostly this movie that created the technique for doing it. Academy for film editing goes to.
Okay all that said there are a lot of elements of the plot that don't make sense. Half the third act could have been avoided if Maggie, the mother, had just picked up a telephone before heading to Cali. Also a lot of the plot seems sociopathic. While I don't approve of hitting kids, they put Vickie the prospective fiance through hell. There's a line between being mischievous and being assholes. That bear thing could have gotten her seriously hurt. Not to mention the water thing, which could have gotten her killed.
It Takes Two (1995)
Alright this is my favorite of what I call the Olsen Cannon. Rather than banking on the fact that the two were cute this one actually had decent production values and a script. I could be wrong but I believe this was their first theatrical film. Yeah when I was a kid I watched their stuff.
While not an official remake it is an blatant ripoff of The Parent Trap, but I always thought of it as a good movie.
Anyway the main plot difference here is that rather than twins these two are identical strangers. Apart from the suspension of disbelief of that fact that the two aren't siblings (which the audience knows they are) the choice actually makes the film more believable. I never really bought into the idea that the parents would never mention the fact that they had a twin somewhere out there. That seems like one of those important talks. Hunny could you sit down for a sec. I get why the parents would want some distance but hey, why not give the kid an address to send letters to.
Also in the original it always seemed like the whole deal was set up because the kids were being selfish pricks. Here it seems like they honestly feel like the two love interests are the best for each other.
A thing that helps this is that the movie makes it obvious that both are looking and damn near desperate for a beau. If this sort of thing happened to me in real life I would be pretty pissed but what would calm me down is, "The kids were just trying to help." Here more than the original that seems to be the case. Furthermore when the adults get let in on the wacky plot there is very little if any collusion on the set-up. The priority is getting the kids back with the right adult.
Beyond that, in this version the fiance is... well a bitch. Not just
sort of grating or kind of a gold-digger. A grade a full on bitch.
Like I said earlier, in the original I always thought that everyone was a little
unfair to her. In the original there was a conspiracy to break up her relationship, so her being a bit paranoid was warranted. Here the dislike is completely and totally justified. She is a shallow, manipulative, selfish, narcissistic human being. And when she breaks it feels a lot less justified.
Unlike the original this one seems to lend just about equal time to the adult romance and the kids' wacky hi-jinks. And the leads, Kristie Alley and Steve Guttenberg, have real onscreen chemistry. The romance doesn't come from long staring into each others' eyes or an orchestral swell, but how they talk to each other. I disliked the ending of the original where bam, they're back in love, after arguing for most of the movie.
Also because the movie more or less remains at camp until the third act the plot seems less stupid on the "twins" part. They never leave New York. Reversing the switch should have in theory taken a 20 minute walk, but movies run on Murphy's Law.
All of this comes together to make the movie feel more realistic.
Apart from that the movie has excellent dialogue. Everyone in the movie without a Y chromosome and even some the ones who do get great zingers that never feel forced.
Moreover I love kid movies that show kids actually acting like kids. Not how adults think kids act, but how kids actually act and this is one of those. The movie opens with Alley breaking up a street baseball game, and the switch happening unintentionally on a dare to ring the door bell.
The Remake (1998)
There's a lack of subtly in the filming choices. For instance in the original when the girls first meet each other it's not made a big deal that they look alike other than being the original reason why the girls don't like each other. Mostly there is just a throw away line, "That girl has your face." Here they stop a couple of seconds to focus on the resemblance. The film does that a couple of times. It's suppose to be sentimental, but it's like the music never shutting up in the original. Speaking of which, while not as bad as in the original this one has a soundtrack that won't shut up either. I've gotten two used to Wire levels of diegetic music. In that show music doesn't play unless there is literally a reason for it to play.
That said one area where I like that the film is sentimental is that more so than the original it gets the fact that these people haven't been around each other for a very long time, and to an extent don't, but want to get to know each other. This time it's not just about maintaining the subterfuge, but getting to know the folks.
Also the acting is a little better. It's weird. Some of the lines are the exact same and scenes are the exact same but better. For instance when one of the girls get back to Cali she talks with the housekeeper about her dad's fiance, but this time it's more of an actual conversation, rather than an unfunny gag. "Not one word. Not one word... (a bazillion words)". Also the "You'll ruin everything" scene is shorter and more realistic. Rather than a full on destructive tantrum it's a quick line and exit, which gets across better how exasperated the twin in question is.
It also fixes some of the narrative problems. The reason why the mother doesn't call the father is that the twin in her company said she already did.
Remember that thing I said about the original about subtle yet different personalities. Well that's gone. While it was the same way in It Takes Two, (It made sense there because it also had a Prince And The Pauper thing going for it.) We've got girly girl and tomboy, which I generally hate because it creates the implication that those are the only two personalty types and traits women possess.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Fictional Cool Old Guy List
This is something I've been meaning to do for a while. I adapt several aspects of my personality from fictional characters that I admire. One question I continually ask myself is who is the man I want to be and will be. Ultimately that question will be answered with age, thus one archetype of character I always seek to integrate into my personality is the "cool old guy."
Here is a list of my favorite fictional cool old guys
Methos
Highlander: The Series
Guile
Okay you could easily say that I'm cheating, because biologically Methos is closer to 36ish. But in universe he's the oldest living immortal. He's literally seen it all and done it all. And the thing that I admire, he's the quintessential student of human nature. He knows people. And he uses it. He's didn't live as long as he has because he's the strongest, but because he's clever. He's a guile hero, a trait shared by most of these guys. By the way Joe Dawson could also have made the list. By the way guess which one is the real one.
Hudson
Gargoyals
Patience
Long Way To Morning on Disney Video
Hudson earned his spot on this list with two sentences. Sentences that I believe will help me for the rest of my days. While locked in mortal combat with an old student in a fight he knows he can't win outright he says this.
"But I know something that you don't, something that comes with age. I know how to wait."
While immediate gratification and resources can be a benefit very often better efficiency and outcomes can be gained by waiting and listening for the most opportune moment. Patience is not only a virtue but an advantage.
Bobby Singer
Supernatural
"Ya Idjit" and Preparation
Bobby is on the list for two reasons. One he's a ornery sonumbitch. I try to hide it but in my head I'm not exactly a nice guy. Of course I figure I'm too young to make enemies. Life is hard enough without people praying for and actively working towards your comeuppance. But I'm waiting until I'm closer to the last great adventure and can honestly say I am out of fucks to give. Two he's crazy prepared. He acquired a library of one-of-a-kind books and made copies... just in case. He built a supernatural panic room because he "had a weekend off."
Genkai aka Grandma, aka That Crazy Hag
Yu Yu Hakusho
"Dumbass" and Honesty
Genkai is on this list because she is brutally honest with the protagonist. One of her greatest moments comes when after years of fighting her training from hell her rebellious student returns looking for advice when he's feeling off. His emotional state is actually what kicks off the arc. This student has more or less surpassed her in almost every way. She more or less tells him do what you want. You aren't going to do what I tell you anyway so why pretend otherwise. By the way I still don't know who says dumbass more her or her student Yusuke.
Whitney Ellsworth
Deadwood
Compassion, Perception
Let's get this out of the way. Ellsworth is played by the same man who played Bobby. Alright apart from that he's the nicest guy in the hive of scum and villainy that is Deadwood, with the possible exceptions of Merrick and Star, he's the most perceptive, or rather he's Deadwood's best judge of character. He knows a badman when he sees one. And knows when someone needs a least an offer of companionship. And like I said he's probably the friendliest guy in the town...as long as you aren't secretly plotting to steal it.
Lester Freaman
The Wire
Research
You want to know the thing I really took away from the Wire. You know all those heroic daring dos. Almost every major accomplishment of mankind can be attributed to somebody, somewhere sitting down and staring paper for a long period of time. Too often people go into things thinking otherwise and they neglect that aspect of things. And in doing so fail to get anything meaningful done.
Iroh
Avatar the Last Airbender
Choice
In Universe this guy was basically Alexander the Great, then after his son died in combat he re-evaluated his life choices and decided, "enough of that". After a lifetime of conquest he had lost that which was most important to him. The "Dragon of the West" basically did a personality 180 and in doing so sets other character on their paths by reminding them that they can and are choosing who they want to be.
Bra'Tec
Stargate SG1
"I die free." and Perseverance
Bra'Tec is a guy who knows the odds. He won't fool himself into thinking they're better than they are yet he still fights. That is the type of man he is. He knows he is fighting a loosing battle against the Go'uld yet if he dies he would die free.
William Adama
Battle Star Galactica
Duty
He does his job and makes damn sure everybody else does theirs.
Giles
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Acceptance
Ultimately Giles' entire character arc is about him learning when to take the leash off his pupil. When to just trust that the people he trained are on it and let them do their jobs.
Here is a list of my favorite fictional cool old guys
Methos
Highlander: The Series
Guile
Okay you could easily say that I'm cheating, because biologically Methos is closer to 36ish. But in universe he's the oldest living immortal. He's literally seen it all and done it all. And the thing that I admire, he's the quintessential student of human nature. He knows people. And he uses it. He's didn't live as long as he has because he's the strongest, but because he's clever. He's a guile hero, a trait shared by most of these guys. By the way Joe Dawson could also have made the list. By the way guess which one is the real one.
Hudson
Gargoyals
Patience
Long Way To Morning on Disney Video
Hudson earned his spot on this list with two sentences. Sentences that I believe will help me for the rest of my days. While locked in mortal combat with an old student in a fight he knows he can't win outright he says this.
"But I know something that you don't, something that comes with age. I know how to wait."
While immediate gratification and resources can be a benefit very often better efficiency and outcomes can be gained by waiting and listening for the most opportune moment. Patience is not only a virtue but an advantage.
Bobby Singer
Supernatural
"Ya Idjit" and Preparation
Bobby is on the list for two reasons. One he's a ornery sonumbitch. I try to hide it but in my head I'm not exactly a nice guy. Of course I figure I'm too young to make enemies. Life is hard enough without people praying for and actively working towards your comeuppance. But I'm waiting until I'm closer to the last great adventure and can honestly say I am out of fucks to give. Two he's crazy prepared. He acquired a library of one-of-a-kind books and made copies... just in case. He built a supernatural panic room because he "had a weekend off."
Genkai aka Grandma, aka That Crazy Hag
Yu Yu Hakusho
"Dumbass" and Honesty
Genkai is on this list because she is brutally honest with the protagonist. One of her greatest moments comes when after years of fighting her training from hell her rebellious student returns looking for advice when he's feeling off. His emotional state is actually what kicks off the arc. This student has more or less surpassed her in almost every way. She more or less tells him do what you want. You aren't going to do what I tell you anyway so why pretend otherwise. By the way I still don't know who says dumbass more her or her student Yusuke.
Whitney Ellsworth
Deadwood
Compassion, Perception
Let's get this out of the way. Ellsworth is played by the same man who played Bobby. Alright apart from that he's the nicest guy in the hive of scum and villainy that is Deadwood, with the possible exceptions of Merrick and Star, he's the most perceptive, or rather he's Deadwood's best judge of character. He knows a badman when he sees one. And knows when someone needs a least an offer of companionship. And like I said he's probably the friendliest guy in the town...as long as you aren't secretly plotting to steal it.
Lester Freaman
The Wire
Research
You want to know the thing I really took away from the Wire. You know all those heroic daring dos. Almost every major accomplishment of mankind can be attributed to somebody, somewhere sitting down and staring paper for a long period of time. Too often people go into things thinking otherwise and they neglect that aspect of things. And in doing so fail to get anything meaningful done.
Iroh
Avatar the Last Airbender
Choice
Avatar the Last Airbender: "The Crossroads of Destiny"
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Bra'Tec
Stargate SG1
"I die free." and Perseverance
Bra'Tec is a guy who knows the odds. He won't fool himself into thinking they're better than they are yet he still fights. That is the type of man he is. He knows he is fighting a loosing battle against the Go'uld yet if he dies he would die free.
William Adama
Battle Star Galactica
Duty
He does his job and makes damn sure everybody else does theirs.
Giles
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Acceptance
Ultimately Giles' entire character arc is about him learning when to take the leash off his pupil. When to just trust that the people he trained are on it and let them do their jobs.
Friday, March 22, 2013
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Southfield Planning Commission March 20, 2013 Meeting (Master Plan Workshop #1)
Southfield Planning Commission meeting held on March 20, 2013 chiefly concerned with gaining community feedback in order to update the city's 5-year master plan.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
State Representive Rudy Hobbs' March 18, 2013 Transporation Town Hall and Related Documents
Note: Unfortunately I was only able to record only the first 35 minutes.
Links
Students Reinventing Michigan
Michigan Department of Transportation
State Long Range Transportation Plan
Southfield March 18, 2013 City Council Meeting
City Council meeting held in Southfield, Michigan on March 18, 2013
Topics Include
- Two grant applications to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- A tax abatement for TelNet Worldwide
- A special use that would allow for various improvements including a new parking lot for a Buddhist Temple currently operating in a residential area.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
March 4, 2013 Joint Southfield DDA and City Council Meeting With Related Documents
On March 4, 2013 Southfield City Council and the Southfield DDA held a joint meeting to discuss joint interests and development in the city.
Note: I was not present during the first 25 minutes of the meeting and thus they are not recorded.
The DDA's Strategic Plan, which is currently being updated from 2008-2013
The Second Amended and Restated Development Plan, Tax Increment Financing Plan and Economic Development Strategy From 2010-2012
Note: I was not present during the first 25 minutes of the meeting and thus they are not recorded.
The DDA's Strategic Plan, which is currently being updated from 2008-2013
The Second Amended and Restated Development Plan, Tax Increment Financing Plan and Economic Development Strategy From 2010-2012
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Southfield School Board Meeting March 12, 2013
March 12 2013, Meeting of the Southfield Board of Education
Topics Include
- Plans to Improve High School Transitions
Movies (And Other Stuff) I Dig
A couple of weeks ago I posted "Movies I Watched When Pissed". I was noticing I was getting kind of angry and going around watching movie trailers made me... less so. Okay it was an excuse for me to go around the web looking for cool movies. Unfortunately having all those trailers up is making my website fart so here they are in a Youtube playlist with maybe a few others just because I'm a cinephile.
Note: Yeah I'm branching out into more than just movies.
Note: Yeah I'm branching out into more than just movies.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Southfield March 4, 2013 City Council Meeting
Note: I missed roughly the first 25 minutes of the meeting, however I will post the PowerPoint from that portion on my blog.
City Council Meeting held on March 4, 2013 in Southfield, Michigan at 5:00 pm
Topics Include
- An update and meeting with the Southfield Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
- An update regarding Northland Mall
- Updates to the police building
- Municipal building security
- Civic Center pool repair
Editorial: For the Love of God, Sit Down In a Room!
Last night City Council decided against rescheduling a meeting they had previously canceled. A meeting which in my opinion may have been the most important in Southfield history. What was the purpose of this meeting envision a long term plan for the city. Something that is greatly needed and has been for years.
Fundamentally the decision to have the meeting fell through for three reasons.
Budgetary Implications
Originally the meeting was simply a "visioning session" but staff made the point to Council President Siver at a president's meeting that creating a long term plan would mean setting priorities for the city and that making choices about those priorities would have budgetary implications. For instance hypothetically if Council said they wanted to increase curb appeal and beautify the city it very well could mean bumping up code enforcement which might mean hiring more people or at the very least paying for overtime. The same goes for safety. Police programs and operations cost money. At the end of the day any long term plan would force council to literally put their money where their mouths are.
If I was the type of guy who made New Years Resolutions; I'm not. I would need to realize that it might take some money. I want to get in shape, I need to look at the cost of a gym membership and a diet cookbook. I want to read more. Books cost money. I want to fix up my house. Well we all know how expensive a new roof can be.
This was the big hang up. Councilwoman Jordan and Councilwoman Seymour believed any talk regarding the budget should wait for the City Administrator and Mayor's drafts. I disagree. In the prossess of making those drafts priorities need to be set, and I believe those priorities should be set from the top. Council is elected. The City Administrator isn't. Sure when it comes to specific projections and the numbers he's the guy, but when it comes to cops trump roads and roads trump parks, Council needs to do that.
Fracassi's Out of Town
This one is an easy fix. Councilman Siver called him and Fracssi said he would be back in time. But more over it points to a larger problem. The past few meetings have been ... less than full. The last commitee-of-the whole meeting had four members present. That's barely a quorum. I get that the flu has been going around. I get that serving the city may take building relationships outside of it.
But come on. If you can't be there don't run. The bare minimum is showing up to meetings. While I would like that grand plan to save the city and creating a booming economy that reverses Metro-Detroit's emigration, at this point I would just settle for HAVING AND ATTENDING MEETINGS! And that it needs to be said is sad. I'm not going to lie. Back in the day I skipped some of my college classes. I had it mapped out so I knew if I was going to be absent if it would affect my grade and how much, but I expect the city leaders to be better then college cowboys ditching.
A desire by some parties to bring in an external consulting firm to help
As angry as I was over the past month I don't think I said what I am about to. I thought it would be disrespectful and would create a weird atmosphere if I needed to talk to these people in a room, which I was thinking about doing in preparation for the upcoming election. I wanted interviews and didn't want to lose access.. Do your damn jobs. You're our elected leaders. Leadership is creating a plan and getting people to commit to it. Create a plan and get people to commit to it! Sit in the damn room. I can understand a policy debate. I can understand disagreements about city priorities. I can understand an impasse about money. I can't understand a refusal to even sit in a damned room and talk.
Why Is This Important
Long Term Investment - Some problems cost more the longer you wait. The city doesn't have the money to commit to every long term project they want, but they can create priorites based on what is fiscally prudent. In particular I wish they could sit in a room with public works, engineering, MDOT and the Oakland County Road Commission and the Oakland County Water Resources Commission and strategically create long term infrastructure priorities.
Direction- At the end of the day the budget is a statement about what the leadership feels is important. What is important enough that they're willing to allocate money towards it. Saying early on,"This is what we stand for; this is what is important; this is what we want to do." Gives the staff, and department heads a clear direction. A direction that frankly I think they've been lacking for a while. Not only in the budgetary process but on policy in general. Where is this city going and how?
Democracy- As I've previously said it should be the democratically elected officials creating budget priorities, not staff. I like the City Administrator. I don't trust him. I, we, can fire City Council if we don't like how they spend our money. I can't say the same about the City Administrator. The West Wing said it best.
Physical Development - I want development and I always felt that in order for that to happen the government has to step up. In terms of infrastructure assessment, administrative process, road construction, public transportation, workforce education, data records, polls and surveys. Doing all of that could take decades and requires a long term plan. I didn't expect Council to walk out of the room with that plan but I expected a rolling ball. Instead I got.
Fundamentally the decision to have the meeting fell through for three reasons.
- Budgetary implications of a long term plan
- The possibility that Councilman Fracassi would be unable to attend
- A desire by some parties to bring in an external consulting firm to help
Budgetary Implications
Originally the meeting was simply a "visioning session" but staff made the point to Council President Siver at a president's meeting that creating a long term plan would mean setting priorities for the city and that making choices about those priorities would have budgetary implications. For instance hypothetically if Council said they wanted to increase curb appeal and beautify the city it very well could mean bumping up code enforcement which might mean hiring more people or at the very least paying for overtime. The same goes for safety. Police programs and operations cost money. At the end of the day any long term plan would force council to literally put their money where their mouths are.
If I was the type of guy who made New Years Resolutions; I'm not. I would need to realize that it might take some money. I want to get in shape, I need to look at the cost of a gym membership and a diet cookbook. I want to read more. Books cost money. I want to fix up my house. Well we all know how expensive a new roof can be.
This was the big hang up. Councilwoman Jordan and Councilwoman Seymour believed any talk regarding the budget should wait for the City Administrator and Mayor's drafts. I disagree. In the prossess of making those drafts priorities need to be set, and I believe those priorities should be set from the top. Council is elected. The City Administrator isn't. Sure when it comes to specific projections and the numbers he's the guy, but when it comes to cops trump roads and roads trump parks, Council needs to do that.
Fracassi's Out of Town
This one is an easy fix. Councilman Siver called him and Fracssi said he would be back in time. But more over it points to a larger problem. The past few meetings have been ... less than full. The last commitee-of-the whole meeting had four members present. That's barely a quorum. I get that the flu has been going around. I get that serving the city may take building relationships outside of it.
But come on. If you can't be there don't run. The bare minimum is showing up to meetings. While I would like that grand plan to save the city and creating a booming economy that reverses Metro-Detroit's emigration, at this point I would just settle for HAVING AND ATTENDING MEETINGS! And that it needs to be said is sad. I'm not going to lie. Back in the day I skipped some of my college classes. I had it mapped out so I knew if I was going to be absent if it would affect my grade and how much, but I expect the city leaders to be better then college cowboys ditching.
A desire by some parties to bring in an external consulting firm to help
As angry as I was over the past month I don't think I said what I am about to. I thought it would be disrespectful and would create a weird atmosphere if I needed to talk to these people in a room, which I was thinking about doing in preparation for the upcoming election. I wanted interviews and didn't want to lose access.. Do your damn jobs. You're our elected leaders. Leadership is creating a plan and getting people to commit to it. Create a plan and get people to commit to it! Sit in the damn room. I can understand a policy debate. I can understand disagreements about city priorities. I can understand an impasse about money. I can't understand a refusal to even sit in a damned room and talk.
Why Is This Important
Long Term Investment - Some problems cost more the longer you wait. The city doesn't have the money to commit to every long term project they want, but they can create priorites based on what is fiscally prudent. In particular I wish they could sit in a room with public works, engineering, MDOT and the Oakland County Road Commission and the Oakland County Water Resources Commission and strategically create long term infrastructure priorities.
Direction- At the end of the day the budget is a statement about what the leadership feels is important. What is important enough that they're willing to allocate money towards it. Saying early on,"This is what we stand for; this is what is important; this is what we want to do." Gives the staff, and department heads a clear direction. A direction that frankly I think they've been lacking for a while. Not only in the budgetary process but on policy in general. Where is this city going and how?
Democracy- As I've previously said it should be the democratically elected officials creating budget priorities, not staff. I like the City Administrator. I don't trust him. I, we, can fire City Council if we don't like how they spend our money. I can't say the same about the City Administrator. The West Wing said it best.
God I love that show. Anyway my point the budget is too important to just have faith in the City Administrator.
"I know what you're thinking. It must be lonely being this mean old guy who doesn't trust anyone. Well I trust my brother, my four children, my nine grandchildren and my dog. I suspect that's more than you trust. Now isn't it"
"Yeah."
"The founding fathers didn't set up a government based on trust. They could have designed a government based on trust and our ability to govern fairly, but they knew that power corrupts so they invented checks and balances. That was genius. The founding fathers didn't want me to trust you and they didn't want you to trust me."
Physical Development - I want development and I always felt that in order for that to happen the government has to step up. In terms of infrastructure assessment, administrative process, road construction, public transportation, workforce education, data records, polls and surveys. Doing all of that could take decades and requires a long term plan. I didn't expect Council to walk out of the room with that plan but I expected a rolling ball. Instead I got.
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