Detroit Council proposing drastic cuts to various city services

[mam2009]

Ditto! And how about we refrain from hurling insults at the legislative BODY [[i.e. ”morons”, ”Clowncil”, etc.) when they are doing their job [[as a body) of representing the people of Detroit. Harper Woods laid off 17 workers this morning. Is the HW City Council ”morons” and a ”Clowncil”?

[313WX]

Ditto! And how about we refrain from hurling insults at the legislative BODY [[i.e. ”morons”, ”Clowncil”, etc.) when they are doing their job [[as a body) of representing the people of Detroit. Harper Woods laid off 17 workers this morning. Is the HW City Council ”morons” and a ”Clowncil”?

I'm going to assume if you're not one of the council members, you work [[paid) directly under one of them.

Because you sure are going to great lengths to defend them.

[Kevgoblue]

I'm going to assume if you're not one of the council members, you work [[paid) directly under one of them.

Because you sure are going to great lengths to defend them.

Not to say that Detroit has had the best or most effective representation for the last "X" number of years...but is that the issue?
Detroit is not broke because Charles Pugh, Kwame Kenyatta or JoAnn Watson is an assclown, rather because the city has been hemorrhaging people and revenue for 50 years. Kwame awarding contracts to Bobby Ferguson to tear down houses doesn't mean the money wouldn't have been spent had Adamo Construction been awarded the work instead.

Seems like everyone just wants to point fingers at officials that they don't like or don't feel are competant as if that person is at the heart of Detroit's problem. News Flash! It doesn't matter who was elected as mayor or city council. It wouldn't have resulted in a surge of working, educated, tax paying residents leaving the suburbs to return to the city. Detroit would still be looking at filing bankruptcy.

[mam2009]

Originally Posted by mam2009 Ditto! And how about we refrain from hurling insults at the legislative BODY [[i.e. ”morons”, ”Clowncil”, etc.) when they are doing their job [[as a body) of representing the people of Detroit. Harper Woods laid off 17 workers this morning. Is the HW City Council ”morons” and a ”Clowncil”?

I'm going to assume if you're not one of the council members, you work [[paid) directly under one of them.

Because you sure are going to great lengths to defend them.

I knew that one was coming. It always does. I have said before in previous posts that I did work for a Council member who is no longer on the Council. I also majored in Political Science with a concentration in state and local government. So yes, I have a heightened interest in the local political process. However, my plea is less a defense of the Council, and more a desire for civility & use of common sense. There's no need for the name-calling. And as most of us SHOULD know by now -- you can't believe everything you see on TV. Either seek your own answers or stop assuming you know the whole story when you clearly don't.