tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post8594083084953637533..comments2023-10-21T03:07:18.017-05:00Comments on Enclave: Where is Dean's due diligence on appointments?S-townMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05948307051485318061noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-54979717534746663122011-08-11T22:27:52.321-05:002011-08-11T22:27:52.321-05:00Thank God Nashville politics is feisty. The new NF...Thank God Nashville politics is feisty. The new NFL rules make pro football so boring that it's not gonna be worth watching. <br /><br />An official review after every score? (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that's what I heard tonight).<br /><br />I'm sorta hoping Dean continues to piss me off. Then I can spend my Sundays and Monday nights posting on blogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-33638846539264710812011-08-11T11:02:38.190-05:002011-08-11T11:02:38.190-05:00Anybody but Michael Craddock for Criminal Court Cl...Anybody but Michael Craddock for Criminal Court Clerk. I would even prefer Mike Byrd over Mike Craddock. Lol...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-44690737367920876072011-08-11T10:45:08.894-05:002011-08-11T10:45:08.894-05:00Appreciate the post. May not agree with it all, b...Appreciate the post. May not agree with it all, but it is analysis worth considering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-22104800443415713582011-08-10T23:10:29.743-05:002011-08-10T23:10:29.743-05:00I'm not big on "committees," when it...I'm not big on "committees," when it comes to running a business. I would apply the same to government. <br /><br />Just ask any person in an advertising agency who has had to deal with the "design by committee" syndrome when it comes to a new company logo:<br /><br />"The logo looks like shit."<br /><br />For an example, just look at Tennessee license plates.<br /><br />CEO's who let committees (or board members) make decisions tend to go away within a few years. Or, they become puppets.<br /><br />Dean is the latter. I think he does not have the wherewithall required by a true leader. Though I will give him the benefit of the doubt. He may certainly have it, but he has not let it shine. <br /><br />Hence, his dependence on paid consultants to determine a variety of decisions that he could make for himself just by rolling up his sleeves and doing what mayors do. (Make decisions!!).<br /><br />As an example, I offer the location of the proposed minor league baseball stadium. Our mayor has passed this decision off to a group of paid consultants who live in Kansas City. <br /><br />Dean should reach out to the local folks he trusts and just make a decision. Then see what happens.<br /><br />I think the appointees mentioned in the above story were "easy" decisions. They were made by Dean's handlers (committees). These obviously were not "hard-choice" decisions made by Mayor Dean. <br /><br />To dig deeper, I don't think Dean trusts ANYBODY. <br /><br />More importantly, I think he does not know HOW to go about finding people he can trust.<br /><br />Therefore, Dean is not a true leader.<br /><br />This is not an accusatory statement, but more a matter of fact. For all I have heard, he is great guy. It's also obvious that he is a very bright guy. <br /><br />But why has he not stepped up like a true leader? True leaders are not led by those who surround them. True leaders lead.<br /><br />Nashville is Mayor Dean's city. <br /><br />We have a bunch of insiders pulling strings (a committee). The result is bad decisions for our city.<br /><br />As a partial aside:<br /><br />Mr. Keeton,<br /><br />I voted for you. And helped you to a degree with your campaign. <br /><br />I don't think it's quite fair to question Mike's integrity with regard to his vote. <br /><br />Votes are cast for a variety of personal reasons. <br /><br />When I vote for a person, I look for the integrity that lies within. <br /><br />And that means sometimes we just gotta vote for ourselves.<br /><br />I wish Karl Dean would do the same.Boyer H. Barnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-32768909914163097522011-08-10T21:02:05.468-05:002011-08-10T21:02:05.468-05:00Mike, you had the chance to vote against Dean and ...Mike, you had the chance to vote against Dean and his machine during the election, but if I remember correctly, you instead proudly showed that you wasted your time in the voting booth by voting for no one for mayor, vice mayor or council at large. That lack of voting for anyone to offset the powerful influence of this mayor compromises your integrity to criticize him now. You and many others either mistakenly didn't connect the dots or were victims of your own ideology that refused to vote for conservative candidates as alternatives to Dean. Like it or not, you've got him now in all his glory. Hang on for another 4 years.James Keetonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-34692038371674606812011-08-10T20:54:58.432-05:002011-08-10T20:54:58.432-05:00A good school secretary is more qualified than any...A good school secretary is more qualified than any candidate on the list, but especially Gentry.<br /><br />This is nothing more than a way to recruit the black vote on the council and in a few years when Hizzoner runs for governor.<br /><br />Mrs. Cole's job is a farce. There are plenty of people in this city more qualified than she. <br /><br />Metro needs to come up with job qualification requirements that are mandatory to have before you can be considered for such a job. If the salary and benefits package were also reduced to be only a certain percentage over what the Metro employees make, these job giveaways would not be so valuable. Then maybe we would get hardworking, really qualified individuals to take these jobs. Anything else is just political paypack on the taxpayer's dime that is flaunted in the face of those paying the taxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10635442.post-57553937561222704222011-08-10T17:35:30.194-05:002011-08-10T17:35:30.194-05:00To be fair, the Nashville Bar Association reviews ...To be fair, the Nashville Bar Association reviews the candidates and offers it's members the opportunity to vote, forwarding the results to the mayor and the council. According to an earlier story, Gentry received the highest marks of the existing candidates. Of course, this says as much about the legal class in Nashville as it does about Howard, but the anointing is broader than simply the mayor. The ultimate vetting comes in a year when Howard has to run. In the end it may not matter because everyone knows it's the Deputy Clerk (Tommy Bradley) who actually runs the office, and the judges are happy with his performance.Jay Voorheeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04488820766665106495noreply@blogger.com