Bing to run for 2nd term?

**Fnemecek** · January-28-11, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by cmubryan

He is a businessperson not politican. If you want grandstanding and an "emotional" leader then go ahead and reelect KK. You see where that got us. I believe that he is working to his fullest to keep Detroit afloat. The fact that the city didn't go into bankruptcy and I believe has improved its credit rating during the worst economic situation since the 1930s shows that he is doing something right.

I don't care if a given leader grandstands or is "emotional". I want results. In business, if you don't produce results, you get fired. In politics, it's similar but one has to wait until the next election.

As for your assertion that Mayor Bing must be doing something right, I invite you discuss that question with anyone who has had to call Detroit Police, Fire or EMS in the past 2 years.

**smogboy** · February-04-11, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Fnemecek

I don't care if a given leader grandstands or is "emotional". I want results. In business, if you don't produce results, you get fired. In politics, it's similar but one has to wait until the next election.

As for your assertion that Mayor Bing must be doing something right, I invite you discuss that question with anyone who has had to call Detroit Police, Fire or EMS in the past 2 years.

It makes me wonder that regardless of who we had in office, whether it be Mayor or City Council- could those services be improved that much in lieu of the financial difficulties this city is facing. I want it to be crazy impressive with response times and in time it hopefully will be in due time, but unfortunately we just have to weather the storm a little longer.

**Fnemecek** · February-04-11, 08:18 PM

Originally Posted by smogboy

It makes me wonder that regardless of who we had in office, whether it be Mayor or City Council- could those services be improved that much in lieu of the financial difficulties this city is facing. I want it to be crazy impressive with response times and in time it hopefully will be in due time, but unfortunately we just have to weather the storm a little longer.

How is having more money per resident an impediment to getting things done?

And if it is an impediment, as you seem to believe, why not just give some of it back to the taxpayers?