Mayor Taylor won't run

[Townsend]

Taylor has lost confidence of the City Unions, has screwed up the new Drillers' stadium, blew like $72M on a new City Hall, is forcing the FOP to sue the City, advocated for wasteful make-work tax projects, is rapidly losing her ability to even talk sensibly with the Council, and blames it on the GOP.  She re-treads our old police chief while renegging on her promise of a safer city, and now wants to slink away.  BUH-BYE, lady! Enjoy your home in Florida!

There you go Ponder.  A perfect example of the stagnant ponders.

[Hoss]

There you go Ponder.  A perfect example of the stagnant ponders.

I've always said that the moniker fits for that particular poster.

[Conan71]

Here's what the councilors are saying, I thought Eagleton's was hillarious:

"This gives the citizens of Tulsa an excellent opportunity to elect a mayor that has the true interest of the city at heart. Councilor Rick Westcott

I'm very disappointed, especially with all the good she has done for the city. Councilor Dennis Troyer

I'm shocked. It's going to be a challenge to find out who's going to be the next mayor because she has Tulsa's interests at heart. Councilor Jack Henderson

It's going to be an interesting transition period. Councilor Bill Martinson

I have heard that Mayor Taylor has been offered a position in the Obama administration, and I think Mayor Taylor moving to D.C. would be good for Tulsa. Councilor John Eagleton

I've had the sense over the last 60 to 90 days that she was really burning the candle at both ends. I wish her the best. Councilor Bill Christiansen

I was surprised when I learned of the news. There's got to be something that changed her mind because she was certainly gung-ho about her re-election bid. I'll be interested to find out what changed. Councilor David Patrick "

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20090605_16_A1_MayorK233503&archive=yes

[PonderInc]

Eagleton is basically just useful as theater (entertainment value of someone portraying PT Barnum).  In this case, he's showing the true cynicism of his role, Mr. Bag O' Wind.

Here's the deal fellas:  You got what you wanted.  Now you gotta live with what you got.  (Unfortunately, so do we.)

Since many of y'all councillors are so brilliant, I'm sure being Mayor would be very easy for you.  Indeed, the best thing for Tulsa would be if you quit your City Council jobs to dedicate yourselves full-time to the Mayoral race....

Please.  Do it for the City of Tulsa.

[RecycleMichael]

If two or three councilors ran for Mayor, it would be a good election. I would love to see that because it would be a real challenge to which of them has the vision for Tulsa that resonates with the voters.

The worst thing would be for half of the council to decide which among them gets the nod. That way half a dozen people decide who a likely next Mayor would be.

Plus if two or three of them ran, it would open up some seat for some new councilors.

[OpenYourEyesTulsa]

I am glad she is not running     We need some new blood in the office and make the city council have more power to balance the mayor out.

I don't think Tulsa has had a good mayor in many years and that is why Tulsa has gone downhill so much.  A good mayor could have helped keep more oil jobs in Tulsa and brought in new companies and industries.  Also maintaining and developing downtown should have been a priority all along.

What about this guy:  http://www.visionwithoutataxincrease.com/

[Hoss]

Yaaaawwwwwn.  What a loser! Cannot win a point so reduced to nyah nyah.  What a bore!

Go back to pimpin' Uverse, Tim.  You're better at that than this, that's for sure.

[Conan71]

I don't care how great a mayor is.  They couldn't have kept corporations like CITGO, Texaco, etc. ad nauseum from moving jobs when the oil industry was consolidating in Houston.  It was simple corporate economics.

You might want to peruse the other thread going right now about current and proposed projects in downtown, sounds like you have not been down there in a few years.

[Gaspar]

I am glad she is not running     We need some new blood in the office and make the city council have more power to balance the mayor out.

I don't think Tulsa has had a good mayor in many years and that is why Tulsa has gone downhill so much.  A good mayor could have helped keep more oil jobs in Tulsa and brought in new companies and industries.  Also maintaining and developing downtown should have been a priority all along.

What about this guy:  http://www.visionwithoutataxincrease.com/

Nah, can't do a candidate with a photoshoped lapel pin.  Too young and a bit on the cheesy side (no offense Clay).  Sorry but we don't need an entertainer (or Paul would be mayor).

We need another successful business person.  

We should avoid:
Lawyers
Career Politicians
Old Money Title Buyers
The Insane
Tax n' Spenders
No Tax n' Spenders
Marketers, Re-branders, and Monument Builders

We need:
A CEO that can get the company healthy again
A Person who's background requires little explanation (good business track record)
A finance degree person
Aggression (in every way)
An expert in the appointment of top notch people
And my favorite. . . a master at strategic planning

This person will come from Williams, QuikTrip, Explorer, Oneok or another of Tulsa's foundation companies.

[Hoss]

The Mayor has been a disaster, basically, and you want to be her cheerleader.  Great.  Defend it or dispute my points.

Umm, if you read the thread, clueless, you'll notice I haven't defended OR derided her.  I'm pretty neutral on our Mayor as a matter of fact.

Take your argument somewhere else.

[Hoss]

So you will not a take a position, do not have a position, so you have nothing to say on the matter and just jump in to criticize me? You really are a deadbeat loser!

It's not the argument you're making, but the way you make it that makes you look like more of a loser than I could ever be.  Then there's the PM stuff.  Go get your medz adjusted, please.

[OpenYourEyesTulsa]

I think Mr. Nelson (McNellies owner) should run for mayor...

[Breadburner]

I think Mr. Nelson (McNellies owner) should run for mayor...

Screw that..He is going to end up on the short end of the stick soon enough...

[Wilbur]

It would certainly make one believe that, when you decide not to run for re-election for Mayor, then you decide to pay for your own advertising saying all the wonderful things you did as Mayor, she has to be getting ready to 'run' for something. 

The political commercials have already started!

[Nik]

Still wondering if the DA election is in November as well.