Gunpowder Chronicle posted on September 9, 2007 9:53 AM | Rating:
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Baltimore holds their primary elections on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. Of course, since Baltimore is the ultimate one-party town, this really amounts to the primary election and general election all rolled into one.
So who do I think should win?
Well, let me say this. I would love for the same outcome of a Steelers-Redskins game: Can't they all lose?
In the case of Baltimore City, it should be clear to any clear-thinking individual that a poorly potty -trained 4 year old could be more effective in running the city of Baltimore.
That's right. I'd rank a four-year old with bladder control issues higher than any of the candidates.
Sheila Pratt Dixon has proven herself to be wholly incompetent in stemming the crime wave taking over the city. The city of Baltimore is at 213 murders this year. That is 87 murders every 100 days or so. We will easily blow by 300 at this current pace. Crime is the #1 problem in Baltimore City. Lack of leadership in combatting it is #2.
Keifer Mitchell comes from a storied family in Maryland politics. Unfortunately, some of that story is as much about corruption as it is political leadership. The news that his father was bilking his campaign to pay for personal expenses -- and then his father kicking his campaign out of its office -- leads me to believe that Keifer might be more like Clarence III and Michael than Clarence II and Parren.
Who else is running? Who cares. It doesn't matter. Baltimore needs an enema, but Jack Nicholson isn't available.
Here's my prediction about Tuesday: it will just be more of the same.