This city is getting more and more ridiculous by the day. When Ireton was running for mayor all he could think about was his hit list. Just about everyone on Barrie Tilghman's staff was going to be fired. To date the only one that has left the city is Police Chief Allan Webster. He wasn't fired, he was paid to leave. He was friends with Debbie Campbell. He was friends with Terry Cohen. He was friends with Tim Spies. He, as far as I know, is still friends with Laura Mitchell, that will only last as long as she does his bidding. Ireton couldn't wait to have Campbell, Cohen and Spies on council so the city could move forward. What Ireton thought he would have with them was a rubber stamp, the same thing he complained about when Tilghman was in office. Ireton was hoping friendship would get him what he wanted, no matter what. He didn't consider little things like honesty, and integrity would get in his way.
What has he done, other than throw temper tantrums everytime he doesn't get his way. Now, after months of him referring to Cohen as council President, when she is elected council president, he stabs her in the back and twists the knife. Same thing with Campbell. The council majority has put people back to full time work, those on the lower end of the pay scale, those that really struggle to make ends meet. Does Ireton care? Hell no, he doesn't care, he only cares about Linens of the Week. Does he care about the residents on Onley Road? Hell no, he only cares about making his boss, Dr. Frederickson happy. Knowing now, what we all know about Ireton's leadership abilities or lack there of, in hindsight maybe Comegys wasn't such a bad choice after all. At least with Gary Comegys you knew where you stood.
We thought Salisbury was the laughing stock of the state when Tilghman was mayor, well take a look at us now, we're not only the laughing stock, we're a complete and utter embarrassment. Thanks to the antics of a teacher that acts worse than a badly behaved 3rd grader.
What has he done, other than throw temper tantrums everytime he doesn't get his way. Now, after months of him referring to Cohen as council President, when she is elected council president, he stabs her in the back and twists the knife. Same thing with Campbell. The council majority has put people back to full time work, those on the lower end of the pay scale, those that really struggle to make ends meet. Does Ireton care? Hell no, he doesn't care, he only cares about Linens of the Week. Does he care about the residents on Onley Road? Hell no, he only cares about making his boss, Dr. Frederickson happy. Knowing now, what we all know about Ireton's leadership abilities or lack there of, in hindsight maybe Comegys wasn't such a bad choice after all. At least with Gary Comegys you knew where you stood.
We thought Salisbury was the laughing stock of the state when Tilghman was mayor, well take a look at us now, we're not only the laughing stock, we're a complete and utter embarrassment. Thanks to the antics of a teacher that acts worse than a badly behaved 3rd grader.
last line - "Thanks to the antics of a teacher that acts worse than a badly behaved 3rd grader."
ReplyDeletei was actually thinking the same thing about this poster as i was reading it.
This turnabout is ironic. When Spies was elected and joined Campbell and Cohen on the Council, I wrote on this blog that finally it looked as if we might progress. Ireton at last had a majority he could work with, no matter what Shields and Mitchell (whose stances were largely unknown at the time) would do. Now look. We're right back to the finger-pointing between mayor and Council. We made Louise Smith and Gary Comegys the scapegoats, figuring that all would be well once they were gone and Ireton had a Council majority that he could work with. Some things never change. How long has this all been going on, and how long will it go on?
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