Originally Posted by
swingline
BoD, good point about the "stealing our jewels" hacks and the crowd that they appeal to. It's a facile strategy used by too many local politicians who don't have the skills, experience or integrity to develop principled policy positions. It's also too easy of a viewpoint for lazy voters to latch onto. Why bother to try to examine a policy issue in any depth when you're being "victimized."
Fortunately, it seems that the most of the recently elected folks in Detroit do not seem to be adherents of this destructive and divisive ploy.
Note: I don't think that Hansen Clarke is Hispanic.