Arnold Palmer helps sink nutty plan for Jack Nicklaus golf courses in state parks

[Lost-in-FL]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-scott-maxwell-golf-parks-031311-20110312,0,3970040,full.column

Every once in a while, the people win one.

Such was the case last week when one of this year's goofiest pieces of legislation went down in flames.

The idea — to turn state parkland into golf courses, bars and hotels — went from being introduced by one of the most powerful senators in Florida on one Friday to dead the next.

Its ill-fated journey involved the media, the residents of this state and two of America's most famous golfers, competing again for the first time in years … only this time in the political arena.

It started March 5, when I got a text message from a legislator. "Did you see the bill from Thrasher to build golf courses on state park lands?" it asked. 



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[SpiralHawk]

1. What wankers the Republicon 'eeeleete' are - playing with their putters

and kowtowing to their billionaire puppetmasters while dumping all over honest American working people and mothers.

Thanks for slapping the RepubliWankers down, Arnold.

[bullwinkle428]

2. Is Nicklaus in some kind of financial trouble that we don't know about?

Either way, this proposal came across as just about the worst example of "free-market" capitalistic greed-gone-awry that one could come up with!

[The Backlash Cometh]

3. It is crazy.

What is the term that the business world uses to refer to the marketing soundbite that has the ability to sell a bad idea?

[Auggie]

4. Wouldn't be surprised if Thrasher stood to profit rom the idead too

[MichiganVote]

5. The rich salivate for out national parks and that includes the foreigners

[Trajan]

6. The more I think about it ....

A giant neon billboard on Half Dome in Yosemite ?

Fill the Grand Canyon with lime green Jello in honor of St Patty's Day ? ....

Oh ... I know .. I know :

Remove all congress persons from ALL state capitals, and turn each one into a fucking swap meet ! ! ! .....

I am loving this free market thingy ....