Like shooting fish in a barrel

This must have been a job that really made this journalist work hard.
No, not really.
Top ten embarrassing moments in Detroit politics this week wouldn't have been that difficult to put together.
And why would anyone shoot fish in a barrel? Wouldn't you put a hole in the barrel? Why not just scoop the fish out?

No, the really shocking thing about all of this is that the folks involved, unlike the observers are not embarrassed in the least.

Something has got to change.

Let there be music!

It never occurred to me that a good way to brighten up an otherwise dull meeting would be to break out in song.
I'll have to remember that at the next budget presentation.

New moon/full moon, the debate rages

Usually it's the full moon, not the new moon that brings out the craziness, but this week was a deluge of delusional!


And the nominees are:

Lead role in the demolition of a region:

Monica Conyers, Detroit City Council President
The Detroit City voted to cancel a deal that would create a board to manage Cobo Hall and went on a local talk show to tell why.Flashpoint March 1, 2009
(Her segment is the first one)

More background



Supporting role in the old guy without a plan, a clue or a nametag to tell him who he is:

Senator Jim Bunning (R-TN), former Detroit Tiger pitcher.
Now he is voting against the interests of the same folks that paid to see him. He recently had to cancel an autograph signing appearance in the Detroit area due to threats of protest.



Lead role in class warfare and a supporting role in hate:

Colorado State Sen. Dave Schultheis
Baby-hater.


Lead role in how to strangle a newspaper slowly, supporting role in demolition of a region:

Detroit Free Press Editor Paul Anger
A man with a plan.

The winner will be announced in some dive bar in the Cass Corridor Royal Oak and reported right here, so come back soon!