Flaherty says plan to abolish row offices is Onorato power grab

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Undemocratic Democrats: Bahh, humbug.

Tom Flaherty has got to go too. Onorato wants to be the boss of everything. Meanwhile Flaherty is good for nothing.

A great quote: "Nobody's pants are on fire." Our pants were on fire in 2001 when I last ran for mayor. Our pants are not on fire, except that the city is running out of money next month. Sure, the pants are not on fire. Rather, the city is three steps beyond toast. I wish our pants were only on fire.

Murphy is spending on stadiums again

PG: Slots-for-arena plan worth a look, Onorato says In an interview last week, Murphy said he would like to see the winning bidder dedicate a portion of its slots revenue to help build a new arena, whether it's the Penguins, Forest City, Stabile or someone else.

Mayor Tom Murphy gave us the stadiums despite the will of the people and the outstanding $40-million still due on the now gone Three Rivers Stadium.

Next, Mayor Tom Murphy wants to spend a good chunk of the gambling income for a new hockey arena.

No way. That gambling money is sure to provide some income. However, gambling is not going to materialize to such grand form as they have projected.

We have to stop miss-spending on big-ticket items. The new hockey arena should not get a dime of public funding.