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September 24, 2007
Who shot (at) M.R.?
Can we get this whole Marti thing over with, like, tomorrow?
I detest the fact that someone vandalized her home. I think that it's cowardly and possibly conspiratorial.
But the very fact that she was "at home" on the telephone — where the telephone book says she lives — when the incident occurred is further proof, like we needed it, that Marti Rutherford does not live in the district she was elected to represent.
I've got to be careful not to start any bridge fires here, but I'm also not exactly happy to see that the recent former Democratic Party chair is the attorney chosen by the group that wishes to explore a recall. Though I agree with the spirit, and have respectfully asked for Ms. Rutherford to resign, I think that to have Mr. James spearheading the cause reeks of bare partisanship; and the Chattanooga City Council is, by law, filled by non-partisan election. I am probably overreacting, because an attorney should also be free to pick up clients for a case even if they're all in the same political party, and should represent those clients without regard for any of that, but it just gave me pause.
Besides, James might want to be careful to not help hurl stones out of a Democratic glass house when it comes to residency. Not that we care which party a member of council belongs to, but I'm just saying.
Maybe the city attorney will have the fortitude to commence ouster proceedings. Perhaps if he does so, Ms. Rutherford will acquiesce without a protracted battle. A guy can wish, right?
Government | By joe lance | 11:02 PM