I have been very optimistic about the chances of the city of
Detroit to climb out of the morass it has found itself after years of
corruption and gross incompetence in city government.
Finally the citizens of Detroit voted for a mayor based on
that person’s history of accomplishments as a city and county leader and not on
the color of his or her skin.
The historic bankruptcy the city finds itself in will
eventually work as it is supposed to and give the city and its citizens a new,
fresh start at rebuilding itself; many young professionals are already looking
to move into the city based on a spirit of revitalization.
The city council, long a source of corruption and
incompetence saw, for the first time, elections by district and not at-large.
This brought direct district representation and at long last, some much needed
diversity.
So you can imagine my outrage when the new city council
elected as its president and vice president two people that are connected to
the corruption and incompetence that brought the city down in the first place.
What the hell were these young newly elected council members
thinking? Are they that naïve that they cannot see that the city desperately
needs new leadership and not the same old assholes that helped do the city in?
Brenda Jones and George Cushingberry will play their usual
obstructionist game trying to make themselves leaders of the city instead of
the mayor and the emergency manager. I hope that the new mayor and the
emergency manager will take no shit from these twits and relegate them to where
they belong; a council with no power where they cannot harm the city.
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