I have been getting a lot of calls lately asking how I am
going to vote in the local August primary and how I feel about the myriad of
candidates that are running.
Here in Michigan we have a very stupid law that limits the
terms politicians can serve in office which results in a constant turnover of
office holders who are term limited so they need to run for another office.
My latest call asked me who I will vote for in the race for
WAYNE COUNTY EXECUTIVE a post held by one Robert Ficano who is also running for
re-election.
Robert Ficano has the balls to run again after a track
record of incompetence and corruption in county government. Our local news have
been filled with monumental blunders by Ficano like the county jail fiasco that
lost the county millions to his political appointees marching off to jail. If
anyone feels they need to vote for Ficano they also need to be admitted to a loony
bin?
Another local politician that just will not go away is
Warren Evans. He has held many offices in local government including that of
County Sheriff from which he was fired for an affair with a subordinate as well
as a Rambo style video he had made for reality (police) TV.
What Warren has going for him is the fact that he is black
in a majority black county (Detroit is in Wayne County). Many are counting on Detroit
voters to see beyond race when they vote as they did when they elected Mike
Duggan, a white mayor of Detroit. Hopefully they will vote for the best
qualified and Warren Evans is absolutely not qualified to hold the county
executive position and will only do the county harm.
Kevin McNamara, the son of a former longtime Wayne County
executive Edward McNamara for whom our airport is named, is counting on name
recognition.
Phil Cavanaugh, a state representative, is also counting on
name recognition.
The one person I feel deserves our vote is WILLIAM WILD, the
current mayor of Westland, MI. He has a proven track record of guiding the City
of Westland through some tough financial times, making smart economic decisions
with not a lick of corruption surrounding him; I hope he makes some noise so
people in the county get to know him better and get to know his track record
and therefore what he can do for Wayne County.
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