What the Mayor could do and should have done

There's a terrific article right now up on an Oklahoma blog, pointing out how our very own Negro League's Museum is in trouble and needs money and more.

What a cool thing that is, this guy, Barry Tramel, pointing out how it's one of his "favorite places on Earth".

Good on ya', Barry. Thanks. It is a cool place and we appreciate the mention.

And you know what?

This is the kind of thing our own Mayor should have been working on the last--what is it? 15 years?--he's been in office. (exaggeration for effect, folks).

Here's this potential gold mine for the city's tourism trade and I don't remember the Funk pushing or working for it much, if at all, in all the time he's supposed to have been in charge.

Now that I think about it, here's another thing he could have been working on at the same time, in the same vein: attendance at and the success of our Union Station.

Both of those tasks could have kept him busy all these years he's been in office.

Those would have been terrific endeavors and they both need help.

Instead, he and his wife wanted to throw their little tantrums and retreat back to Brookside, but that's another matter.

(And what was up with that weinie "phone-in" session he had the other day with Kansas Citians, instead of having a meeting where we'd really talk with him, face to face. To repeat, what a weinie).

And now, for something to divert attention, he's come up with a "school plan", to improve the schools in Kansas City.

Of course, he's about a day late and a dollar short but at least he came up with something, right?

Except what he came up with suggests that he thinks he ought to do what the Mayor should have been doing all along--fixing our streets and sidewalks, etc. (read: infrastructure) around the KCMO schools so they have less problems.

WTF?

Are you kidding me?

Don't you think that's what we elected you for years ago, you big clown?

What do you think you were put in that office for, anyway?

We're glad you've finally gotten a clue and realized that's what Mayors are for and that's what you're supposed to be doing.

Not get busy with it.

And while you're at it, look into doing something for the Negro League Museum and Union Station.

Maybe if you do these things you won't get our city any additonal, costly lawsuits we have to pay.