Mayor Meni-NO: 10 Things to Think About
Let’s not overlook the many merits of “status quo” city management, but this year’s mayoral contest is a legitimate opportunity to affect governance over the next four years.
No one knows if anything will change for the better under a Floon (plus Ray Flynn & Mel King), there will at least be the promise of change.
In no particular order:
10 - Future generations might think he did a good job if he becomes the longest-serving mayor in Boston history.
9 - Maybe a 16-year incumbent has too much influence in who gets development deals.
8 - Is there less crime?
7 - How are schools doing?
6 - When people arrive at Logan, another mayor might speak clearly to taxi passengers.
5 - The battle against “Stop Snitching” shirts has made a huge impact on crime, hasn’t it?
4 - With all the smoke around the missing-email/hidden-second-computer story, there has to be some fire.
3 - Shouldn’t an Irish-American politician finally have a chance in the mayor’s office?
2 - Wasn’t his main story at Ted Kennedy’s memorial about squeezing donors for the ‘04 DNC Convention?
1 - Just because he looks hot on bicycle doesn’t mean you have to vote for him.
