Detroit --Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson says Mayor Dave Bing is "the right man at the wrong time," saying it may be too late to save Detroit.

And if the city goes, so could the region, Patterson said Monday during a taping of "Hold the Onions," the political roundtable hosted by Detroit News Staff Writer Charlie LeDuff.

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That's quite a statement to make.