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troutman · 03-22-2011, 09:54 AM

An angry Arizona Republic editorial pointed at GWI, and interesting mixed reader comments:

Goldwater, come down from Mount Olympus
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...editorial.html

The offer from Hulsizer appears largely to address her stated concerns about taxpayer exposure to risk. In her late-Monday response to that offer, Olsen looks to be raising some reasonable questions about bond-debt liability. But her chosen method of negotiating - by snotty press release - makes it appear she is rejecting Hulsizer out of hand. Is this what it means to be a community "player"?

Being a "player" means getting involved in negotiations. It means getting involved, in good faith, as a member of the community, not as some ideologically pure priesthood. As it appears now, Goldwater has one real interest: blowing up the negotiated efforts of others. Its efforts are destructive, not constructive. And its unwillingness to respond to the overtures of others is getting tiresome.

The institute should not be so sure there are no consequences to such haughty obstructionism.

03-22-2011, 09:54 AM	#564
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	An angry Arizona Republic editorial pointed at GWI, and interesting mixed reader comments: Goldwater, come down from Mount Olympus http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...editorial.html The offer from Hulsizer appears largely to address her stated concerns about taxpayer exposure to risk. In her late-Monday response to that offer, Olsen looks to be raising some reasonable questions about bond-debt liability. But her chosen method of negotiating - by snotty press release - makes it appear she is rejecting Hulsizer out of hand. Is this what it means to be a community "player"? Being a "player" means getting involved in negotiations. It means getting involved, in good faith, as a member of the community, not as some ideologically pure priesthood. As it appears now, Goldwater has one real interest: blowing up the negotiated efforts of others. Its efforts are destructive, not constructive. And its unwillingness to respond to the overtures of others is getting tiresome. The institute should not be so sure there are no consequences to such haughty obstructionism.