Bing's been getting a salary.

[Bham1982]

Listen, people are allowed to change their mind. .

He didn't just change his mind. He reversed every single element of his campaign platform. 100% bait-and-switch.

Would not run for reelection [[reversed course right after election)

Would not live in Manoogian Mansion [[only one other U.S. Mayor lives in taxpayer provided accomodations)

Would not take a salary [[quietly began accepting, and tried to bury story on slowest news day of the week)

Would downsize the city [[not a thing has been announced despite massive funding from Kresge Foundation, and most of the original consultants have been let go)

Would take a businessman's approach and make the tough choices [[in fact, the city is closer than ever to bankruptcy and the City Council has actually taken the lead in cost-cutting).

Is the city better off under Bing than Kilpatrick? Highly debatable. Crime is up, population is down, corruption remains, city budget is catastrophic.

Downtown and Midtown show some measured growth, just like under Kilpatrick. Rest of the city rots, just like under Kilpatrick.