You Call This a Strategy?
Is there anybody capable of forming a coherent public policy thought over at Marion County Democratic Party headquarters? If there is, will you please get out of the building before all the intelligence is sucked out of your brain. I cannot believe the party that has a lot of pretty bright people in its ranks can have such bumblers as leaders. Allow me to explain.
As I wrote yesterday, two Democratic members of the Waterworks Board have missed the last three meetings, holding up a vote on the proposed transfer of Citizens Gas as well as $4 million worth of other water projects. This has annoyed Republicans who say they will introduce and ordinance transferring the Board’s power to the Public Works Board.
County Chairman Ed Treacy told the Indy Star, with a straight face, that he couldn’t believe that the Republicans would stoop to such a low level and when they don’t get their way, they change the law. Someone needs to remind Ed that at least the Republicans showed up for work.
Treacy also went on to say that by not showing up, Democrats are trying to put pressure on the Board to provide more answers. So let me if I get this, you want more answers to your questions, so you decide the best way to get them is not show up?
You’re kidding, right?
I’ve never understood the Democrats political strategy on their opposition to the water deal. Maybe it’s because they don’t have one. On one hand they say they want more answers so they don’t show up to meetings and vote not to keep the dialogue continuing. On one hand they complain about the deal and call it a rate increase, on the other hand they’re secretly calling the Mayor’s office begging to make sure their roads get fixed if the deal goes through.
I don’t know who’s in charge, but they need to put down the political crack pipe. A coherent strategy should have been in place a long time ago. The only Democrat with a somewhat coherent argument against the deal is mayoral candidate Brian Williams, and even Brian’s arguments fall somewhat short, but at least he put something on the table. Favored candidate Melina Kennedy can’t speak out about the deal, because her law firm, Baker & Daniels is helping move it forward.
Democrats privately admit that the proposal will likely move forward without their support. With that knowledge you would think they would be offering amendments to fine tune the deal. And that way, should it pass, they can show up at the ground breaking and deny the Mayor the opportunity to take all the credit. But instead, the Marion County Dems are being shortsighted and demonstrating a clear lack policy formation. But then again, isn’t this the same type of thinking, and I use the term loosely, that got the City in this situation in the first place?
I thought so, too.
