Stalker
Patric's comment about a certain former D-4 councilor brought question just came to mind. I've become friends with that councilor, but I'd really have to think long and hard before I'd vote for them again. Blake has done a great job so far down in the Blue Dome and he appears to have a great vision for downtown, more specifically the Blue Dome.
Playing total devil's advocate here, as I have no idea how I'll vote at this point, I simply wanted to open this to discussion. Is it a good idea to elect a councilor who has business interests within the district which could end up benefitting from his influence on the council, as far as zoning or development issues.
I know other candidates have been criticized for being part of the development cabal or having narrow interests or being the chosen candidate of money'd Tulsa. The criticism of the last two D-4 councilors has been one of them was too downtown-centric and the other ignores downtown.
As well, do you choose a councilor who has a lot of irons in the fire right now and simply hope he or she has enough time to take on the hassle of being a councilor?
Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on Blake at all, I like the idea of his candidacy but I think there really needs to be discussion in every district and in the mayoral administration as to what kind of candidate is truly the best to move forward and get Tulsa back on track again without all the political infighting and self-serving actions of our governmental body.
So far as I can tell, I can't tell Maria has done a whole lot this time around. She's curiously silent and when she does speak, I gather she's either not up on the issues or simply not all that bright to begin with.
