I think you might be giving LBP too much credit. You are giving him accountability for the fall of Pontiac?
Sounds much like LBP blaming CAY for the decline in Detroit. True, both are over the top men with similar personalities that makes people either love or hate them. But the fall of Detroit was much more linked to the implosion of the auto industry and the movement of people and jobs to the suburbs. I would argue similarly that GM pulling out of Pontiac had way more influence in the city's decline than LBP ever could.
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