The District's Political Crisis: What Comes Next?
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2012-07-19/districts-political-crisis-what-comes-next
It's been a rough year for D.C.'s political leaders: Two members of the D.C. Council resigned after pleading guilty to felonies. A federal investigation is exploring whether Mayor Vincent Gray's campaign committed widespread fraud to get him elected in 2010. And a new Washington Post poll finds that a majority of D.C. residents believe Gray should resign. It's "Your Turn" to offer your take on the political crisis in District politics.
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I give Mayor Gray 60 days to resign, during which time the US Attorney will have presented him with the option to do so or be indicted for participating in one or more of the various unfolding corruption schemes.
I have lived in Ward 6 for 32 years and my wife and I have raised two sons. I have seen the worst and the best of DC government, and this is not the worst by any stretch. But residents have come to expect more after the largely successful Williams and Fenty administrations.
I'm not looking to "like" my Mayor, but I do not want him to be tied to six figure donations that result in a multi million dollar increase to the donor's contract with the city. This man has appeared clueless and incompetent since the start; unable to explain or clear up the crimes committed. It may all have been an act of one who is participating. Either way, I want him gone.
The trouble with DC politics is that it does not necessarily attract the best and the brightest as being Mayor is the zenith. Given that Congress will never grant statehood, I think I'd prefer if DC were a county of the State of Maryland.