Finally!!!!

The last hurdle has finally been cleared for the Minnesota Vikings new stadium. The Minneapolis City Council, as expected, approved the financing for the stadium by a 7-6 vote. The whole process has been so draining and taken so long. It's hard to believe that we are finally on the done side of things. This has all been very revealing. I now know more than I ever wanted to know about the political process. Which may actually be a good thing. What's not a good thing is that there are far too many people in politics that have no business being in politics.

Now comes the fun part. Building a dynamite stadium. Vikings owner Zygi Wilf and his family are real estate developers. This is what they do. I can't wait to see what they do. There's been rumors that they are fond of Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. That's a nice place to start. They are also considering a retractable roof. Love it! The Vikings deserve to have the sun shine on them at home again. With the Minnesota weather that might only amount to a handful of games each year. It would be worth it. Old Metropolitan Stadium might have been a hunk of crap but it was beautiful to be outside. Whatever the Vikings build is going to be beautiful. It's just awesome that we are finally through to the planning stage.