Yesterday, as I wrote here earlier, our not-so-illustrious Mayor Mark "the Funk" Funkhouser was on KCUR's "Central Standard" radio program. He told of what he did during his first tenure ("got our economic/financial house in order", paraphrased) and said what he would want to do in a second term if--God forbid--he were re-elected.
The Star points out today--very well--in an op/ed piece on the "E tax" mess we and St. Louis are in, that as soon as the vote on the Prop A/E-tax was done, St. Louis' mayor jumped all over it and said they were going to form a business/government alliance to defeat it.
Our own mayor?
To date, no word of coordination with anyone.
Instead, again, as the Star points out: "...Mayor Mark Funkhouser hasn't provided any real leadership to rally different groups behind the cause. Instead, he's feuded for months with the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, creating a deep schism with business leaders."
So typical of this mayor. Instead of working WITH people--nearly anyone--he virtually always fights them. I've said, time and again, I can't imagine who this mayor works WITH. It's him and Gloria against the world. And they seem to like it that way.
So since the mayor isn't leading on this, people from the chamber, the Civic Council of Greater Kansas City, the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO, the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 42 and the Heavy Constructors Association of Greater Kansas City have all decided to come together, wisely, and fight this E-tax vote coming up.
Thank goodness someone's leading in town.
We sure aren't going to get it from Mayor Mark Funkhouser.
Link: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/12/06/2502435/the-stars-editorial-riding-to.html
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