Point / Counter Point ...... Goliath's Podcast

The gospel according to st. Tom

  The BatBlog would  like to comment on GAW's recent podcast. First of all it was great idea having some of the local candidates, a couple of whom are new to the political scene on hand in an informal type of setting commenting on politics and other issues. Judge candidate Laura Harbison   was particularly interesting as a new comer to the local political scene, she was well spoken and charming and she plugged the BatBlog. She will make an excellent replacement for Judge Jacobi.

 Overall the the interviews were well handled by the "Hood" and the Big "G" with the exception of the Galligan interview. The Hood gushed over Galligan like a teenager with his first crush.  Hood and Galigan made it sound like Galligan  was totally responsible for every job, every business, every economic gain in all Clark Co. since time began, simply because a new sewer plant was built during his term as mayor. Give us a break !!!

 Galligan is all that is wrong with local politics and politicians. He bullied his way through Jeffersonville starting projects without the proper permits or permission. Some of these projects lay unfinished to this day with wasted tax dollars in their wake.  He illegally fired the sewer management firm which resulted in a  lawsuit that cost taxpayers nearly a million dollars. He hoodwinked and bulldozed the City Council into his grand "Canal" idea knowing full well that public was tepid at the least over the idea. The list goes on and on, under his realm Jeffersonville laid dormant for years.

  There were a lot of factors that have gone into recent economic development in Clark Co.  and it's totally disingenuous  to think Galligan's sewer plant was the  pivotal factor that spurred the economic growth . If he was the visionary that he and the Hood make him out to be. Why didn't he have the foresight to improve the highway and road infrastructure which is now a mess in that area.

There was a lot of factors in the recent boon at River Ridge the main one being the good fortune of the land of the former Army ammunition plant  being declared surplus and conveyed by Congress to the local area. The BatBlog says thumbs up to the Goliath podcast but when it comes to Galligan lets tell the whole story and tell it like it is next time....