Back that thang up

Because I was much too busy last week masturbating to Internet porn, I missed two of the biggest stories on the local radar.

Last week brought news that West Edge construction underway thanks to Bob Berstein and the drama over the monstrosity/high rise condo tower proposed by Accardo family will soon kick into high gear.

And it occurs to me that these stories are indicative of "redevelopment" in this city. There is lots of hype surrounding construction projects but in the end it all amounts to shady business dealings with Jews and Italians. Normally, these are the kind of people you want to stay away from if you don't want end up trouble with the law, swindled out of all your money or in the trunk of a car.

Additionally, I have no qualms about dissing the Tall Israelis and spaghetti eaters because, like all people doing construction work in KC, they don't hire minorities (read: Blacks and Mexicans). So I guess it doesn't really concern me that KC is putting its trust in the kind of people I normally try to avoid.