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Thursday, May 14

Democratic murmurs

Now that the Republican ticket is starting to take shape for the fall elections, rumors are beginning to surface about the process-oriented Democrats.

Word from City Hall is that former Mayor Val Keehn is considering a run for office. What office, you ask? No word yet.

Reached today on her cell phone, Keehn said she was considering a run for office, and that she had taken some steps to enable her to do so, should she decide she wants to seek a city or county post. But, she did not say which post she was considering, and added that she has not yet been interviewed by the City Democratic Committee.

Commissioner of Public Safety Ron Kim said that he expected to make an announcement in the coming weeks, but declined to say what post he would seek. In reaction to Mayor Scott Johnson's announcement on Wednesday, Kim said he noticed that the press release did not include any reference to the recreation center, which has been Johnson's most-ballyhooed project, and possibly the one least popular with city residents.

Commissioner of Accounts John Franck has said many times that the Democrats can re-take control of the city government if they find a way to work together. As the blue ticket begins to take shape, I think we will see how unified that party can really be...

4 Comments:

Blogger gerard hawthorne said...

John Franck is right! The democrats need to reunite by finding some kind of middle ground. Egos need to be set aside. What we don't need is a bunch of candidates on the independent line that have no chance that will just run out of spite to split votes.

May 15, 2009 at 7:20 AM 
Blogger Ben lives on said...

Sorry Gerard but that's called democracy

May 15, 2009 at 5:21 PM 
Anonymous Da Wise Guy of Da West Side said...

Gerard,

I agree.

But: the party MUST realize that doing any of the following would be a deadly mistake:

1) Putting Val Keehn up for any office

2) Ditto for Gordon Boyd

3) Putting Ron Kim up for Mayor

4) Not endorsing all three incumbents for their current posts

My prediction? They'll do something stupid...

May 16, 2009 at 11:58 AM 
Blogger gerard hawthorne said...

West Side wise guy:

I think it is ok if any of these people you mentioned runs. Gordon Boyd, Val Keehn, Ron Kim or whoever else as long as they are all on the same page. If anyone of them run and the rest will work against them then don't do it. If they all stayed together last election they would have never lost.

May 21, 2009 at 7:19 AM 

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