Just read about Pres. Bush's commitment of money to build a new downtown public library. Please tell me its not going to be named after Laura Bush just like Senator Mitch McConnell's $14 million taxpayer gift "earmark" to name a University of Louisville library auditorium after his wife Labor Secretary Elaine Chou?? Don't you agree that the main DC Public Library should continue to honor Dr. Martin Luther King?

Thanks for writing in. The library would still be named for Martin Luther King Jr. -- that fact is noted in the story I wrote for this morning's paper, albeit about two-thirds of the way down. City officials very much want to continue to honor the slain civil rights leaders. Butthey also are hopeful that by keeping the King name they will win over at least some city residents who are less concerned about where the library is located than what it stands for. That said, other city activists are very committed to the 34-year-old King library building and say the library should remain there. The recently released draft report on overhauling the D.C. library system is viewable at www.dclibrary.org.
--Debbi Wilgoren, Staff Writer

I think this will be the best blog site in town in a week. Nothing is more fun to talk about or more opinionated than DC Politics and its observers. So, just to get the ball rolling - I'll predict that Baseball will pass because no one really wants to be known as the Councilmember who killed baseball for the City. Also at least two Councilmembers believe they won't win their desired jobs without a Mayoral endorsement that could be tied to baseball. Finally, I now have mixed feelings about DC Baseball after reading Colbert King's article on Saturday about leading frontrunner owner Fred Malik's past evil deeds. Can you post a link to that article? Your thoughts?

I hope this site is more useful that DCist, which is unreliable and dead-set against the new ballpark. It makes it very hard to take the site seriously.

I love professional sports.

But the bottom line with the District, the National's, MLB, and this deal is:

If it ain't legally binding up front, then it aint gonna happen. I've seen the renigue move time and time again in this city.

$535 Million. PERIOD.....That should be our stake. No If's, And's, But's, or Maybe's...

THIS Mayor will leave and the "DISTRICT" taxpayers will be sadled with the responsibility to finance an unfair deal, and, of course the National Hospital deal that has, to date, ignored medical professional opinion.

But, of course, this is an upcoming election year. A bad vote here, will most likely land many of the Council members in the political unemployment line.

Remember....Only DISTRICT residents vote for DISTRICT representatives.

Hey David - you mentioned in your blog entry that Mendelson is one of the four swing voters...but then on your chat this afternoon, you said that he was firmly entrenched in the "No" camp.

Did you learn something today that essentially assured you that Mendelson is going to vote against the stadium? Or, is there still a glimmer of hope that he'll (wise up and) vote in favor of the stadium?

I honestly cannot see how these council members are being so obtuse not to see the benefits that a baseball stadium would bring to near SE. Sure, the development was already underway before the baseball stadium site was selected, but the same could be said for Gallery Place/Chinatown. The MCI/Verizon Center just made that development happen sooner. The "No Public Money" position taken by Fenty and Catania, et al, is specious - this money (1) would not be available but for the stadium and (2) will be brought back into the city's coffers from the new tax revenues created by the stadium and its surrounds.

I haven't a clue how the vote will turn out tomorrow...

If the Council votes against the lease, then this city will once again become the laughing stock of the country, much like it was during the bad old days of former "Mayor for Life", Count Crackula. Speaking of him, to secure his "yes" vote, why not offer to name the new stadium after him!! Additionally, those Council members that are trying to use this vote as a "DC vs. the Suburbs" ploy (and they know who they are), are doing nothing more than playing the race card, and it is way past time that this card was taken out of the deck for good. Sure, most of the fans come from the `burbs, but these knuckleheads seem to be forgetting that the fans are spending their money IN DC! Bottom line- let's get this deal done! Go Nats!!

Race Card?

I don't see that at all...You have your head stuck in the 60's or perhaps the OJ trial. It is all about economics and taxpayers.

The residents in the District are taxed higher than any other jurisdiction in the NATION.

It is easy for arrogant suburbanites to overlook this particular fact.

Everytime you turn around there is a new or higher fee put in place for the residents to pay. Perhaps this would be a good time to being up the commuter tax again.

Ohh, no, of course not, you prefer to prostitute the tax dollars of the District residents. I don't see any suburban jurisdictions making one inkling of an iota of a gesture to participate in brokering this deal.

If you want the team, get YOUR County to build the stadium there using your STATE, COUNTY, and LOCAL Tax Dollars.

THAT is the Bottom Line.

ProBallDC, where exactly do you see that "the 'DISTRICT' taxpayers will be sadled with the responsibility to finance an unfair deal"?

I see in the lease (and its various changes) where the stadium will pay mostly for itself. I see where there will be a tax on the largest business in the District. I see where there is a tax on utilities, which the Federal government will mostly bear. Perhaps it is the rest of that utility tax to which you're referring?

The majority of residents also fail to grasp that there will be an excess of money generated from the stadium and accompanying taxes ... excess that will go to schools, recreation, and other pet projects for which opposing activists have been crying.

Robbie
http://beyondthemall.wordpress.com/

Just wondering if the Virginia Baseball Stadium Authority is lurking along the Potomac River hoping the stadium deal in DC falls through. I'm sure Gabe Paul Jr has a front row seat somewhere.
What is the status of that Authority?

ProBallDC--

Actually, I am a suburbanite who happens to work for the DC Government (22 years and counting), and I am in favor of a commuter tax. And no, I am not stuck in the 60's - maybe just stuck with the realities of political life in the District, where race politics is always right below the surface. And by the way, why should any suburban jurisdictions "make any gestures to broker this deal"? DC got the Nationals, so it's their deal. One more thing, Robbie is absolutely right.

What a difference does it make, a US born and US naturalized citizen? just a VEEP and US Presidency positions. How many people will run for these two positions, less than 10 every 4 years. Be yourself, represent yourself in this Temple of success, you will put 'ketchups' on your families tables. They depend on you. This country did let its First Lady, Jacky Kennedy sharing bed and kisses with a World 'Don Juan' Onassis (easy with our then intelligence capabilities), we are witnessing gay men getting more news coverage despite STDs, chamilia,.. association, be yourself, you will capitalize on this land of the free.
Reruns and other questionable practices are only used by politicians looking for news coverage while losing real value; to paraphrase, Bob Dole, 'just say no' to these practices
Arthur Mboue

Sorry, Pdt Clinton will not win the name change election, I stand by Arthur MBOUE. Shame or not, this last name stands. This is ME

Calculus of the criminal, detective,...group

4 + 2 + 3 = 4 +2 + 3+ 4+ 2+ 3+ 4 +2 + 3,...
this is the school political campaign debate to watch w/o a house

Arthur Mboue,...

Washington Post, 5/9/06, Jennifer Frey, Style 1 & 2

If Cheney is our VEEP, he must stand against his own daughter book. It did happen in the past with Alice Roosevelt.
'Now it is my turn' is just a promotion tool for GAYNESS, 10 percent
May Matalin, former Cheney employee & Jim wife,
' She lives her life the way she thinks is the BEST way to ADVANCE GAY & LESBIAN issues...you know at some point you think, 'can we talk about something else already'
I mean we do not want to know who Mary Cheney is eating behind closed doors, but our teens may follow this lead with side effects, suicide, early death, contamination of innocents, fear of death in the country
Please Mary don't recruit our kids by using our office, your father trade name . This addiction of heavengate group is just Povlov theory. with time, you rx is different.
Arthur Mboue, BA, MBA, JD

A history of American law, Larry Friedman with Luttig retro
They dream of a close knit, guildlike bar. They longed for the honor & security of the Barrister.
Jeremiah Sullivan Black got RICH off the fat of California LAND cases.
the wall street lawyer has always been in one sense self effacing. He has NO hunger or seek for publicity, what he wants is a steady & permanent group of well paying clients.
William Joseph Robertson (1890's) left the VA Supreme Court to become general counsel for two railroads... business attorney sometimes moved up to top management

Review by
Arthur Mboue, BA, MBA, JD

Wash Post article , Adding 3rd culture to the mix, the Army's, B1, 5/15/06

I believe that you understand now why I use FIX, FIX, always FIX
this is another petito clarification, this special MPA program was like American University in funding, so change in actual content (forget this catalog) and very very selectivity did cost this funding cut, it is possible, but it was too late for Clinton, we were this speedo team,..and all back to the openness, me, greyhound?!!

Now fix this son's future; difficulty finding funding, NY Southern uses private Dollars, Task force training funding only on paper (cents away to Harvard trip effort, today UPENN reunion is just to empower Ronald Reagan media killer, no part of this show)

TOO BIG NOW IN IQ, BA, MBA, JD, normal fixing,(Billy Joel, more honor than most University President, good collection before High School, good music, but Jane Fonda number 1)

For Muslim tolerance, let fix Polygamy, one wife will be legal others as partners all children in the man. Bigamy law will be used to VOID additional rings as legal

Arthur Mboue, the house owner, BA, MBA, JD

Prof Goldsmith must remember that Internet does not replace a face to face education, just addition to research and increased helps, Will he be here, Washington DC on 5/22/06 and wrote Cambridge Ma ?(E-way), it is not for the scholars,...Enron day to the hands of the justice for all. Did you choose your own school and major, way... so I will or get it on court
Did NOT attend my beloved Wharton MBA reunion so may be will be given,.. enough for this Linda Greenhouse challenge at Harvard Law Cambridge, Ma (Prof I mean it face to face)
Arthur Mboue, BA, MBA, JD

Low finance and law IQ are getting it step by step, SURREAL REAL ESTATE, washpost, 5/23/06, p A3

Deal w/ Won Ho Lee (big glasses, walk way house, naturalized citizen) make Press - Freedom
'there have been recent settlement discussions' and that 'resolution of the ENTIRE case may be imminent ' USA today
If Lee & the Gov't reach an agreement, there will be no need for the reporters to testify and the Court may drop the case as MOOT. Thank John Roberts, GWU justice Moot (PHYSICAL)
NO human being will go through AIDS vaccine trial just because they are poors. We have animals (dog, rat,...)for this purpose. They will make the World a better place.
AS Trojan N plant is gone, we now collect de-novo at Harvard commencement w/ U-hartford (93, BA in Economics) and U-Penn (95 MBA, finance) and Harvard law 99 JD in Corporate Law. Be there, it is a merit assessment w/ a houes to house these merits.
Your addiction in making people who you want them to be is near this end line.
Be who you want to be
Arthur Mboue, BA, MBA, JD

ANOTHER POWERFUL WITNESS THIS MORNING,

CNN MASTER TED TURNER

I WENT TO HIM FACE TO FACE , IN FRONT OF THE NEWT 4 STARS HOTEL
'YOU LOOK LIKE MR. TED TURNER' 'I AM' HE DID GREET A PEANUT MAN W/ OUT DOOR UNIFORM, 7:30 AM,...
STUPIDITY TRY TO RUIN MY DESTINY,

YES, TED CAN FIRE BUSH & INTEL, KENNEDY & POLITICAL ELECTION AND SOLVE THIS HOUSE OWNERSHIP INTELLIGENCE (PRINTING OR NOT)
NO MORE PROGRAM, LEGISLATION, BILL,... AND EXACT TIME IN THE NEXT OR AFTER NEXT OR AFTER NEXT ,... FUTURE

THANKS TED

ARTHUR MBOUE