07-04-2009, 04:04 PM
The reality is that there were no truly strong candidates for mayor. Hyde was incompetent, and the nonsense he was quoted with in the News Sun the other day about the budget shortfall all happening in May was ridiculous.
This is a huge city with a lot of problems, and we need a formidable leader who won't kowtow to the people who are already in positions for which they are categorically unqualified. Unfortunately, a mayoral candidate of this caliber didn't materialize, so I campaigned for the person who I felt was the better of the available choices. I do think we are better off now than we were before, and I still have hope that ultimately Bob will do the right thing for Waukegan.
This is a huge city with a lot of problems, and we need a formidable leader who won't kowtow to the people who are already in positions for which they are categorically unqualified. Unfortunately, a mayoral candidate of this caliber didn't materialize, so I campaigned for the person who I felt was the better of the available choices. I do think we are better off now than we were before, and I still have hope that ultimately Bob will do the right thing for Waukegan.