02-21-2009, 08:42 PM
Next time Mr. Guzman is in a public forum, someone should simply ask him to outline a schedule how he plans on convincing the city council to follow suit with his unrealistic 6 month plan. As we all know, the City of Waukegan is an aldermanic form of government where 100% of the legislative changes, or alterations / derivations to existing legislation, is approved by council through recommendations of several committees.
Certainly the Mayor's office is one of influence and leadership; but that leadership requires coalition building skills that will have council work with the Mayor. With the attitude that Mr. Guzman has displayed at the CREW interview and at the WLC debate, it would be hard to believe that any of the aldermen are gearing up to be big partners in a 6 month turn around.
Mr. Guzman should be able to show at least some sort of thought process as to where the 6 month figure came from. I would venture a safe guess that there will be no realistic backup to his claims.
All I can say is that from listening to the CREW recording, and watching the WLC debate, I see nothing but an individual without the slightest of governmental experience, void of clear and defined vision (other than what LIbertyville planted in his head) and having no realistic expectations as to how the aldemanic political system works.
Certainly the Mayor's office is one of influence and leadership; but that leadership requires coalition building skills that will have council work with the Mayor. With the attitude that Mr. Guzman has displayed at the CREW interview and at the WLC debate, it would be hard to believe that any of the aldermen are gearing up to be big partners in a 6 month turn around.
Mr. Guzman should be able to show at least some sort of thought process as to where the 6 month figure came from. I would venture a safe guess that there will be no realistic backup to his claims.
All I can say is that from listening to the CREW recording, and watching the WLC debate, I see nothing but an individual without the slightest of governmental experience, void of clear and defined vision (other than what LIbertyville planted in his head) and having no realistic expectations as to how the aldemanic political system works.