Who should be Detroit's mayor?

[ct4life]

I'm starting to hear a lot of grumbling lately about Mayor Dave Bing's performance [[he's out of touch, doesn't care about the people, he's a corporate tool, too many Kilpatrick administration people on his staff, etc.). In fact, I understand that there is a recall campaign in progress to remove Mayor Bing from office, though I have no idea how well organized or funded it is.

Assuming that the mayor is actually recalled, that would make Charles Pugh the mayor, and there are many in Detroit who have soured on him as well, saying that he's pompous and power-hungry.

So, Detroiters, who do you really want to see as mayor? No Geoffery Feigers or Roger Penskes; I'm talking about people who actually live in the city who Detroiters think could actually do a better job that Bing or Pugh, given the dire circumstances the city is facing.

[Detroitej72]

Is Charles Costa still alive?

[English]

There isn't anyone. The leadership that we need on the local and national level is pushing daisies and has been for many decades.

A friend posted a quote from Winston Churchill on FB recently. This led to a conversation about the kind of leaders that used to exist, and whether today's lifestyles and fast pace promote the development of character that is required to produce men and women like the giants of the past. Very interesting, not to mention sad.

[Lt. Dan Bassett]

There isn't anyone. The leadership that we need on the local and national level is pushing daisies and has been for many decades.

A friend posted a quote from Winston Churchill on FB recently. This led to a conversation about the kind of leaders that used to exist, and whether today's lifestyles and fast pace promote the development of character that is required to produce men and women like the giants of the past. Very interesting, not to mention sad.

How shall we cultivate public virtue?


Re-Elect Pingree by #anne#, on Flickr

[Wingnatic]

We need somebody with discipline like R.Lee Ermey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhlWddAXSRA

[fryar]

The Reverend David Murray?

I'd like to see someone no-nonsense who primarily likes to get things done. Almost certainly not a professional politician. I'd love to throw a comparison to Rudy Giuliani out there, but is there anyone out there who fits that bill? Giuliani had successfully gone after the mob prior to running for mayor on platform of supporting the police and cracking down on crime.

Does Detroit have a Michael Bloomberg? Pardon my NY-centrism here, but Bloomsberg is not part of the political class.

[Detroitej72]

Does Detroit have a Michael Bloomberg? Pardon my NY-centrism here, but Bloomsberg is not part of the political class.

Yes.

Dave Bing.

[fryar]

Yes.

Dave Bing.

Oh yeah. Duh. Removing head from rear now. <Plop> Thanks, I needed that.

Now who's this Dave Bing fellow...?

[Fnemecek]

Yes.

Dave Bing.

Dave Bing and Michael Bloomberg are both business executives who turned to politics. However, the resemblance between them basically ends there.

[Doma]

Bing seems like the right man for the Job, he just needs to connect with the people more.

[East Detroit]

The proof is in the pudding, so let's see what he does.

So far, no:

Bing's Wife Navigator Scandal
Dave Time, where Bing rolls around the city at night and meets his mistresses
Big Diamond Dave, where Bing wears a diamond earring and then ditches it to get re-elected
Hip Hop Mayor Dave, where he has crazy parties with Eminem at the fireworks... or some other party I forgot about
Bankroll Dave, where he forms a PAC and invites people to keep their appointee jobs by donating
Pager Dave
$8Million Fiasco Dave

Wow, he's pretty boring.

[Fnemecek]

The proof is in the pudding, so let's see what he does.

So far, no:

Bing's Wife Navigator Scandal
Dave Time, where Bing rolls around the city at night and meets his mistresses
Big Diamond Dave, where Bing wears a diamond earring and then ditches it to get re-elected
Hip Hop Mayor Dave, where he has crazy parties with Eminem at the fireworks... or some other party I forgot about
Bankroll Dave, where he forms a PAC and invites people to keep their appointee jobs by donating
Pager Dave
$8Million Fiasco Dave

Wow, he's pretty boring.

Two things.

First, Detroit needs a lot more than an absence of mayoral scandals. It needs actual accomplishments.

Second, none of Kwame Kilpatrick's scandal were public knowledge 15 months into his first term of office either. There may or may not be a series of Bing scandals that we don't know about yet.

[eastland]

Mike Duggan.

[R8RBOB]

So, Detroiters, who do you really want to see as mayor? No Geoffery Feigers or Roger Penskes; I'm talking about people who actually live in the city who Detroiters think could actually do a better job that Bing or Pugh, given the dire circumstances the city is facing.

Here's an idea. Let's replace Bing with Tom Barrow since he has always wanted the job....SIKE

Mayor Bing is not a politician, he is a businessman trying to run the city like a business but he is discovering that a municipality is not a business. He is discovering that politics is a game that requires the players to learn the game on the fly and to able to adapt to the changes in the game. If Bing is able to adapt his game then I believe he will be alright. If not, Detroit goes down in flames

The residents of Michigan will need to prepare for Governor Bing...err Snyder. Snyder will be in the same boat as Bing trying to run a state as a first-time elected official. Like Bing, he will have to deal with the massive debt left behind by his predecessor and just like Bing he will have to convince the people he is the right man for the job....after he is elected.

[Detroitej72]

Here's an idea. Let's replace Bing with Tom Barrow since he has always wanted the job....SIKE

SIKE?

R8RBOB, your showing your age, nobody after 1985 used that lame term!


Keep it real, Bro!!!

[Lowell]

Sheesh give the guy a chance. He has been mayor barely a year and has had to spend a large amount of that time winning elections due to the mess created by his predecessor. He's working for a dollar and not running up the bill by living at the Manoogian. We are already better off than we were at the same time during Kwame time. I think that is connecting very well.

Problems that took years, even decades, to create cannot be fixed in minutes. Take a breath, let him do his job. He as well over three years and probably longer if he wishes.

[Gistok]

Sheesh give the guy a chance. He has been mayor barely a year and has had to spend a large amount of that time winning elections due to the mess created by his predecessor. He's working for a dollar and not running up the bill by living at the Manoogian. We are already better off than we were at the same time during Kwame time. I think that is connecting very well.

Problems that took years, even decades, to create cannot be fixed in minutes. Take a breath, let him do his job. He has well over three years and probably longer if he wishes.

Got to agree.... and R8RBOB is spot on about Bing not being a politician. It's more important for him to take care of the vast amount of problems that Detroit has using his "CEO mode"... than to be learning the ins-and-outs of politics in "MAYORAL mode"...

I also believe that we should cut Charles Pugh some slack. Just remember Monica Conyers....

One thing that Pugh has done to win my respect is to confront all those blowhard Mega-church ministers who live in Bloomfield Hills and get their 10% tithing from their Detroit congregations to do so. These guys have NOTHING TO SAY about running the city... as do all non-residents.

[Danny]

Sheesh give the guy a chance. He has been mayor barely a year and has had to spend a large amount of that time winning elections due to the mess created by his predecessor. He's working for a dollar and not running up the bill by living at the Manoogian. We are already better off than we were at the same time during Kwame time. I think that is connecting very well.

Problems that took years, even decades, to create cannot be fixed in minutes. Take a breath, let him do his job. He as well over three years and probably longer if he wishes.

You tell them, Mr. Boileau. Rome wasn't built in a day so shall be Detroit.

[Nikki Pooh]

It wouldn't surprise me if CCK threw her hat-excuse me-bra, into the ring! She lost the congressional seat right? Just saying....she still has thousands of loyal supporters...

[Fnemecek]

Sheesh give the guy a chance. He has been mayor barely a year and has had to spend a large amount of that time winning elections due to the mess created by his predecessor. He's working for a dollar and not running up the bill by living at the Manoogian. We are already better off than we were at the same time during Kwame time. I think that is connecting very well.

Okay - I have to ask. How are we better off than we were during the Kilpatrick regime?

Are Detroiters still paying taxes that are more than double national averages?

Are city services still largely non-existent?

Where's the change?

Problems that took years, even decades, to create cannot be fixed in minutes.

No one is expecting Mayor Bing, or anyone else, to solve all of Detroit's problems in a year. However, I do expect him to make some type of progress - to move the ball at least a little - during the course of a year.

And that's why I'm disappointed in Mayor Bing.

[Meddle]

Sike?

Maybe Psych?


Just sayin' .....

[R8RBOB]

Sike?

Maybe Psych?


Just sayin' .....

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sike

Just sayin'

[DetroitPlanner]

Count Scary!

[Meddle]

I hear Steve Wilson and Jerry Hodak are looking for work.

But then again, I hear there's gonna be a certain female Congressperson out of work soon too.

[d.mcc]

But then again, I hear there's gonna be a certain female Congressperson out of work soon too.

**shudder**