Competition to be Cool

What’s that old adage about friends and money?  Something along the lines that you’ll know your friends still think you’re cool if they hang with you when the money is gone?  Okay, that’s a poor paraphrase, but it can’t be any worse than this little Michigan program Jennifer Granholm is selling by giving away Michigan tax dollars.

"Visions of trendy nightspots, outdoor cafes and expanded cultural events will be put on paper this month as Michigan cities compete for 12 slots in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Cool Cities Pilot Program."

It kind of sounds like a version of American Idol, except it’s cities competing, and the winnings are taken from Michiganians pockets.  I wonder which Michigan city will be the William Hung entry?

Via The Soapbox Senate.

Posted by on 04/05 at 12:51 PM

  1. Isn’t that actually “you’ll know your friends still think you’re cool if they hang you when the money is gone”?

    Aspiration to coolness can be fatal, it seems.

    Posted by John Sabotta  on  04/05  at  07:48 PM

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