Can this entire discussion about poor voter turn-out be put to bed? The fact of the matter is that voter turn-out has been on the decline across all ethnic, social and class lines for decades. The one exception is that the percentage of Senior Citizens who vote keeps rising.

No city/group/county/state is exempt from the charge that citizens don't turn out for elections. Can we deal with that? It ain't just a Detroit thing. Yes, it sucks in Detroit. It sucks everywhere. Last election in 2005, Ken Jr became President with over 120,000 votes ... this time around, Charles Pugh leads the pack with 80 some thousand. go figure.

The only good thing about JW being elected... now her fringe comments should stand-out and not become just part of the general tone at City Hall. I predict she'll be sitting on her side of the table more often than not.