How bout those for regionalism?

[313WX]

How will that benefit Macomb County? Don't give me this "indirect benefit" claptrap. Industrial parks in Romulus don't benefit Mount Clemens

That's fine. Chrysler should have never operated plants outside Oakland County and GM/Ford should have never operated plants outside Wayne County/Detroit nor should people who live outside of Wayne County/Detroit be allowed to work at these plants. While we're at it, Mount Clemens and Oakland County shouldn't use Detroit Wayne County Airport for the commercial/industrial needs Flint Bishop and Pontiac/Oakland County can't fulfill.

[7miledog]

What is so funny about LBP is that he automatically projects his own motivations on to others. He says the Wayne County Aerotropolis would steal business away from Oakland County, when the only business he has been able to attact to Oakland County is from Wayne. He has never been successful at attracting national or international companies to Oakland from other states/countries. He has only benefitted from the location of the Big 3, and others discontent with Detroit. Oakland County has only been successful because of what Detroit has/has not done; it has nothing to do with LBP's "leadership." [[i.e. business has not been running TO Oakland County, they have been running FROM Detroit; very significant difference when it comes to assessing his "success" as a leader).

His entire career has been as a big fish in a little pond; as he was never able to "run with the big dogs" globally. That's why every state-wide campaign he has run in has been a failure [[and why he didn't run for Gov next year). He knows he cannot compete and always picks on Detroit to make himself feel like a man.

[Novine]

You have a point 7miledog. What has LBP brought to OC that wasn't auto connected or wasn't already established in the area?

[firstandten]

What is so funny about LBP is that he automatically projects his own motivations on to others..

Thats on page 1 of the Republican playbook. Thats the MO of most successful Republicans.

[Irvine Laird]

For better or for worse, Patterson is in better shape than any other government official in metro Detroit. He has more power and more resources--and better prospects--than anyone else in the region. That means he also has the most to lose.

So, if you're the Oakland County executive, what do you do when you read the headlines every morning? When the Cobo deal falls through? When Wayne County sets out to build an aerotropolis? When people like Monica Conyers have such authority in Detroit? When Chrysler and GM are on the brink?

It's fine to burn off our dislike for Patterson , but we've got to follow that up with altnerative actions we'd like to see from the Oakland County executive.

So what would you do?