I know this has been talked about for the longest but I have a question. First, here a link to a story about the Cobo deal and a hearing that Brenda Jones called for.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/19928205/detail.html

During the meeting a resident was quoted as saying: “It is absolutely lousy. It is of no benefit to the residents of the city of Detroit.”

So here is the question. As a city resident or a non-resident who pay Detroit taxes, how has Cobo benefitted you in the past?

As a resident of Detroit, I don't ever recall getting a check for all the business that Cobo was able to generate each year. For any event that was held at Cobo, I don't recall getting in free though I am a Detroit resident. If I wanted to host an event, would I get the hometown discount?

Where do these headcases come from? The city is broke and they are still trying to derail a deal that will rehab Cobo. Where are the logical people out there? It seems like only the nuts keep showing up.