Well my goodness! I didn't mean to ruffle so many feathers. I'm feeling a bit J. Alfred Prufrock-ish here. "That's not it at all. That's not what I meant at all." Firstly, I have never posted on this board before, so I don't know where someone who doesn't even know me would get the idea that I have a fixation on the victimization of women. Rabbi Flanagan referred to Key West as "a girl who can't say no". I simply carried through with his analogy and suggested that the blame belongs to the few greedy individuals who are despoiling the island and reducing the quality of life for the rest of us. With regard to my nickname, "Mammy Yokum", it has nothing to do with the post. I just happen to like her. She was a strong, outspoken woman...the unofficial Mayor of Dogpatch...and Al Capp's favorite Dogpatch character. "The Dukes of Hazard" was a dumbed down, sexed up piece of fluff that lacked any of the wit and political subtext of "Li'l Abner". Ah haz spoken.

Oh No!!!! Now we won't be able to view the beautiful Key West sunsets on the web cams. The're blocking our view.

Obviously if this monstrosity can make it into port, so can the rest of them.

This is outrageous-- for Commissioner Mark Rossi and City Port Director Jim Fitton to thumb their noses at the citizenry and the city commission is completely unacceptable. Both know clearly that public opinion is overwhelmingly against larger cruise ships and yet they persist in inviting them to our port.

We can't do anything about Rossi until his term is up (though he's clearly violating Ethics in Government rules). But we can sure as hell demand that Fitton be fired immediately for scheduling this monster cruise ship without advise and consent of the city commission. That's the reason we let former city manager Jim Scholl go. And if the new city manager isn't careful, he'll go the same route.

Our commissioners need to put this item on the next agenda and disapprove this monster ship visiting our port!

I'd say that this article.....ends the argument over widening the channel.... "in one fell swoop"....wouldn't you???