Raise the Hammer

Frank: Thanks for the response.

I do have to tell you that while I wouldn't say I have an informed enough opinion about the 'Where Are We Going To Build The Stadium?' issue to really offer up anything valuable to the discussion, I will say this (and I'm not being flippant at all):

Even with my self-proclaimed 'lack of cachet' status opinion-wise, I know I'm miles beyond the average Hamiltonian in terms of what I understand about the situation (And I'm not talking about anyone here on this site, I'm talking about the 'average' citizen, who is, let's face it, not particularly adept at discussing much of anything about their city. But then, this isn't anything new; it's always been this way, everywhere. If you take online discussion as an indication of 'being informed', then you're misled; most people don't have an active interest in much of anything...or at least very little in the political sense.) So I would say we have the potential for a real disaster, for a bad decision to be made given what I've been reading (not just here), combined with Hamilton's reputation at least over the past thirty years.

In a nutshell, I have yet to be convinced that any site is 'the best choice'. Some of the sites seem hilarious, while others, putting their supporters' jingoism aside, seem ill-conceived. (I'm speaking now from the perspective of someone without an agenda or associated interests.) Which really brings me back to my initial question. (As for your 'Who else would build it?' rejoinder, the truth is that if extenuating circumstances made it impossible (I'll leave that to your imagination), then a new location (outside Hamilton) would have to be found.)

So; do we want to build it here regardless, no matter how 'bad' the location is, no matter how much we might regret having made a choice at all? After all, if it turns out that getting married isn't such a good idea after all...do you carry on with the wedding regardless?