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This Recall's Got The Jimmy Legs
A recall effort being spearheaded by the Professor at Poli Sci 216 is growing some legs. It's not clear whether those legs will go anywhere. Maybe an infusion of recall Requip will get them on the right track.
Dealing mostly in 330 this blog doesn't care one way or the other if this particular recall effort is successful at dethroning the commish. Being an observer of governance and public policy I can certainly see the appeal of a populist attempt to force change in County leadership. At some point forcing accountability becomes the only arrow left in the quiver.
Now on the other hand I've never been comfortable with recalls. The pitchforks and torches don't appeal to my sensibilities The more recent variety of recalls efforts have been quixotic or downright abusive of the system. Recent efforts in Norton and Akron come to mind. Not to take away from the seriousness of the oust Dimora movement. He certainly has his parallels to King George III.
What this particular movement needs is a bit of seriousness. Sure the Facebook page is a sensible rallying point, its visible and collaborative (Web 2.0 and all that). They are still going to need sheer volume to get this thing it the serious realm.
On top of the momentum there needs o be an infusion of a plan post-recall. If the thing is successful, what next? That tends to be the problem with recalls. Replacing bad with worse is a distinct possibility. That doesn't mean new blood isn't warranted in Ohio's largest county. Most of the time the natural election (or selection) process is the best cure for situations like the Dimora fiasco.
Back to the question of seriousness. Look at the followers the professor mentioned, Bob Bennett and the mouth breathers at WTAM. You mean Bob Bennett is interested in the recall effort, no way. I'll bet Jeff Hastings is on board also. It seems the Dimora recall effort may be the only way the hapless Cuyahoga GOP can get a candidate within a hundred miles of elected county-wide office.
I'm sure there are plenty of good citizens fed up with what they are seeing elected officials getting away with at the County. If you think Bennett has the good people of Cuyahoga County as his top concern then I've got a Deibold voting machine to sell you.
Oh yeah, back to potential successors. I hear that Jim Trakas is available.
In the end this has to be about clawing back some real estate for concerned citizens tired of front page corruption stories and deserved of accountable officials . It shouldn't be about the loyal opposition's pipe dreams or publicity for some guy with a PhD in blogging.
Dealing mostly in 330 this blog doesn't care one way or the other if this particular recall effort is successful at dethroning the commish. Being an observer of governance and public policy I can certainly see the appeal of a populist attempt to force change in County leadership. At some point forcing accountability becomes the only arrow left in the quiver.
Now on the other hand I've never been comfortable with recalls. The pitchforks and torches don't appeal to my sensibilities The more recent variety of recalls efforts have been quixotic or downright abusive of the system. Recent efforts in Norton and Akron come to mind. Not to take away from the seriousness of the oust Dimora movement. He certainly has his parallels to King George III.
What this particular movement needs is a bit of seriousness. Sure the Facebook page is a sensible rallying point, its visible and collaborative (Web 2.0 and all that). They are still going to need sheer volume to get this thing it the serious realm.
On top of the momentum there needs o be an infusion of a plan post-recall. If the thing is successful, what next? That tends to be the problem with recalls. Replacing bad with worse is a distinct possibility. That doesn't mean new blood isn't warranted in Ohio's largest county. Most of the time the natural election (or selection) process is the best cure for situations like the Dimora fiasco.
Back to the question of seriousness. Look at the followers the professor mentioned, Bob Bennett and the mouth breathers at WTAM. You mean Bob Bennett is interested in the recall effort, no way. I'll bet Jeff Hastings is on board also. It seems the Dimora recall effort may be the only way the hapless Cuyahoga GOP can get a candidate within a hundred miles of elected county-wide office.
I'm sure there are plenty of good citizens fed up with what they are seeing elected officials getting away with at the County. If you think Bennett has the good people of Cuyahoga County as his top concern then I've got a Deibold voting machine to sell you.
Oh yeah, back to potential successors. I hear that Jim Trakas is available.
In the end this has to be about clawing back some real estate for concerned citizens tired of front page corruption stories and deserved of accountable officials . It shouldn't be about the loyal opposition's pipe dreams or publicity for some guy with a PhD in blogging.
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