Quote Originally Posted by Bearinabox View Post
Seems as though if he did "know that better than anyone else," he'd be trying to end the animosity between Warren and Detroit, not exacerbate it. Maybe he understands the situation he's in, but he doesn't seem to understand the reasons he's in that situation or how to get out of it.
I don't think that's it. I think everyone gets the situation and understands the reason that the region is in the situation it's in. Everyone's fighting for a shrinking pie of the pie, and aren't willing to publically admit that an all-in rejuvination of the city of Detroit is the only thing that's even going to give the region even a shot at rising, again. At this moment, if anything, the region should realize that the only hope left is to bring its resources [[human, infrastructure, etc) back towards the center of the region, not spreading the area thinner than it's already spread. Even Patterson said at Mackinac, the other day, that he wishes more municipalities would consider consolidation but that it's not going to happen.