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Bush Comes to Town

In my walks around downtown with the dogs, we come across various denizens of the neighborhood, one, in particular, being the homeless guy who is camped out at the manhole cover that accesses the pipes that provide steam heat to many of the downtown office buildings. Steam escapes the pipes and pours from the holes in the manhole cover, warming the concrete sidewalk around the manhole. The guy sleeps right there next to the manhole cover.

Bush came to town yesterday. The homeless guy's stake in the public lands, unfortunately for him, is located across the street from the main entrance to the Renaissance Hotel, which was hosting Bush's appearance at the City Club Forum. Sunday evening, on my walk, I noticed the homeless guy's small piece of urban real estate was vacant. Would it have been a tragedy if King George had been confronted with a fact of life in this city struggling for survival in a booming economy? It is booming, right? That's what the man says, right? Because we don't see it here. The money apparently hasn't trickled down this far yet.