Mayor Taylor won't run

[shadows]

One would not believe that the mayor made the choice on her own.  Instead the powers-to-be that control the city have made the decision based on bringing possible of a investigation to the procedure that has been used to change the downtown area when many building and lots are owned by out-of-state investors who have no voting rights.  The "taxation without representation" could play a part.


Then the hinting of fraud and mismanagement of by an employee in the inter circle could bring the spotlight on downtown which may be hard to overcome.

One would assume if she was sent to congress she would be only the new girl there as there is a well establish political reign which could very easily ignore her.

The elected auditor letting it be known that he cannot perform this duty because of withheld information is presumed to suggest that the council appoint the auditor with the powers to demand information.

If one calculated the total debt the city residents are responsible for in the issued tax free revenue bonds with their interest, it is easy to see the down hill slide that will bring bankruptcy as the population exit's the city to the suburbs.   The best performance of the mayor, in future years will be construed to have pushed the city over the cliff.

Some cities are printing their own money which can only be spent in their city.  This is a solution that this city might consider.  Remember the wooden nickels'?
       

[HazMatCFO]

Taylor will run for Sullivan's seat now that he's all but done trying to rehab.

[ILUVTulsa]

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.

Blessed Are the Beasts and The Children!

[CoffeeBean]

What's Cason Carter up to these days?

[shadows]

What happened to the government of people before it was taken over by elite an millionaires? Is not among the thousands of citizens one who could represent the working poor?  Do we need a Jefferson who put the French house of Bonaparte in charge?  Nah, he was a slave trader. 

[Chicken Little]

Blessed Are the Beasts and The Children!

OMG!  Great movie.  Great soundtrack, too.  Carpenters, anyone?

[urban garden]

I just want to note, that at least, Mayor Taylor did not turn into the SIZE of her HOUSE, like her predecessor Lafortune did while he was in office.  Remember we need someone that can have thier office in the Borg building without it collasping from their weight.  That will eliminate a lot of "dicky dos".  This criteria is  as justifiable as any other qualification.

[Conan71]

What happened to the government of people before it was taken over by elite an millionaires? Is not among the thousands of citizens one who could represent the working poor?  Do we need a Jefferson who put the French house of Bonaparte in charge?  Nah, he was a slave trader. 

BOK and the Tulsa World won't back the poor candidates.

[FOTD]

Lemme guess....DEWEY!

[sgrizzle]

New rumor: Taylor will re-enter the race right before the deadline due to "an amazing amount of community feedback"

This way she can take the politics out of the budget process, and then get back to politics once the budget is done.

[jne]

Is this an honest rumor or just Batespeak?

[sgrizzle]

Is this an honest rumor or just Batespeak?

Office rumor (and no I don't work in a city office)

So more than likely not true, but an interesting concept.

[jne]

http://www.batesline.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=Kathy%20Taylor&blog_id=1&IncludeBlogs=1

[sgrizzle]

http://www.batesline.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=Kathy%20Taylor&blog_id=1&IncludeBlogs=1

I doubt it's anything that complex, but if she did pull it off, she deserves a vote just for the huge amount of WIN.

[FOTD]

http://www.batesline.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=Kathy%20Taylor&blog_id=1&IncludeBlogs=1

"The scenario presented by my friend was intriguing, but I'm still inclined to believe that Taylor is setting herself up to run against Congressman John Sullivan next year. It would look crass if she said anything now, while he's still in rehab, but if she waited until he returns --"

Bates, what a party boy. Sully is unfit and that's not crass. It's reality. What's he done for Tulsa other than further our place in the Nation known for vile politicians.

"There's something else going on here, and the decision to run slickly-produced campaign ads after officially "ending" her campaign only solidifies that suspicion."

duh