Mayor tells it like it is, pushes job creation
I have finally come to the conclusion that the Mayor, City Council and local papers just don’t care what happens to greater Tucson. After listening to the drivel that Walkup spewed at the State of the City Address, I came to the realization that most of those in elected positions are just phoning it in. Either that or they are too inexperienced to make smart choices (Romero), too driven by political ambition (Glassman), or they simply have not been affected the way the rest of Tucson has (the papers). All of them see things from a liberal standpoint. Even Walkup during his address sounded more like a second-rate John Edwards than a quasi-conservative like John McCain. The latest attempt to show progress downtown and Rio Nuevo apparently all hinges on a new streetcar. Yes, a streetcar that will take people through four miles of downtown to visit all that downtown doesn’t have to offer. We found the below video last year.

 Thanks to friend of the show Glenn who added the Never Ending Parade of Stupid soundtrack. At the time we thought this was just someone’s lame vision of what Tucson could be. Sadly without any leadership to tackle the major problems with the downtown area of Tucson like crime, homeless, lack of business, tourism etc.. this streetcar would end up being nothing but transportation for the few people who are brave enough to venture downtown and the homeless. It turns out this video was created as part of a showcase to show what will happen to downtown Tucson. I was shocked to see it shown in the middle of the Mayors speech. Then I was saddened at the realization that its all a big smoke and mirrors fantasy. The Tucson government is so scared they will lose their funding that they are putting the cart before the horse for so many projects. So now along with the Trolley we have the “Streetcar named Disaster” as part of our Never Ending Parade of Stupid. It would seem the Parade is quickly turning into a train!