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Well, and the downside of Ken Cockrel, Jr. becoming the Mayor is that Monica Conyers is next in line as President of the City Council. She is married to John Conyers who is a very popular long time Congressman, which is how she got elected. But she is a HOT MESS herself. The police were called to her hotel in Denver during the DNC because she was making a huge scene about her room not being good enough.
Sharon McPhail resigning is no surprise. She has been a huge supporter of his for a long time now. There will be more resignations/retirements, I'm sure.
UGAalum: My biggest frustration is that I have to pay income taxes to the City of Detroit because I work in the city. However, I have no say in any city politics. It feels much like taxation without representation. I have been trying to find actual numbers, but I highly suspect that the non-resident workers in Detroit actually pay a larger proportion of the total city budget than the residents, even though we pay 1.5% and residents in Detroit pay 3%. The people who pay that 1.5% include the CEO and execs of General Motors, CompuWare, Illitch Holdings (owners of Red Wings, Tigers, Little Ceasar's), etc.
There is a part of me that feels sorry for Christine Beatty. She did the same crime but has suffered and will continue to suffer so much more. I know she is responsible for her actions, but I think she thought he would help her and he has totally abandoned her. Ladies, don't risk everything for a man, any man, ever. That's a lesson to be learned there.
(FYI: It's Synagro with the sludge contract)
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