Is Davis Right About Mayoral Leadership?

Snippets from the Lexington Herald Leader ...
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/15673269.htm

Posted on Thu, Oct. 05, 2006
COMMENTARY
Mayoral race lacks leadership
By Merlene Davis
Herald-Leader Columnist

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Mayor Teresa Isaac and her opponent, Jim Newberry, have generated as much excitement with voters as a sleeping pill.

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But I'm not convinced that she knows how to run a government.

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When she did suggest something new and innovative for the first time in years, it was to take over the abandoned Lexington Mall through eminent domain and build a softball field.

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Does that mean I'm suggesting we all go out and vote for Newberry? I wish I could, but I don't have the slightest idea who the man is.

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I see Isaac, a consummate campaigner, everywhere. She'll pop up at a 2-year-old's birthday party if there are enough voters there.

Where is Newberry? Certainly not on the north side, where I live. Has he conceded the north side to Isaac?

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If you go to the 2 candidates web sites -- www.NewberryForMayor.com and www.MayorIsaac.com -- there couldn't be more difference in terms of their visions, and I'm surprised that Davis didn't comment on that. For example, Newberry has an Issues page -- http://www.newberryformayor.com/issues.html -- where he talks about governing, creating jobs, education, protecting the community, uniting the community, conserving the environment, fixing traffic, enhancing neighborhoods, and growth.

See for yourself at:
http://www.newberryformayor.com/issues.html

How about Teresa Isaac? On her front page, the "latest news" is an endorsement from Bill Farmer in the middle of July. As for her "results" she list 4 results during her tenure, each with a short paragraph. It isn't even clear how many of those results were due to her leadership. The latest "news" was the Farmer endorsement in July. The latest campaign event are pictures of a St. Patrick's Day parade.

As for Teresa Isaac's vision for the future ... there's nothing on her web site about that.