September
2006
Clarke Victory: What happened
It's a sad commentary on race relations in Milwaukee but I've heard rumblings of how David Clarke won the Sheriff's election and it's not pretty.
The grapevine is all a buzz that the mostly African-American north side came out pretty strong for Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke while the mostly white south side came out for Vince Bobot. If this is true, and when the final numbers come out of city hall, it means that people of color looked past qualifications and past what was in the publics best interest to vote for Clarke because he is black.
That would be a bitter irony. About 90% of the people incarcerated (pre-sentence inmates awaiting trial) at the Milwaukee County jail are people of color. Under Clarke, conditions have been deplorable and he has violated the agreement in the consent decree of the Christensen lawsuit. That agreement said that inmates would not be held in overcrowded and inhumane conditions. They would not be forced to sleep on concrete floors because there wasn't adequate space.
It would not be the first time African-Americans voted against their own best interest in Milwaukee. In 2004, the changing district of County Supervisor Robert Krug ousted him in favor of Toni Clark. Krug is white. Clark is black. Krug was a strong, full-time advocate for his district and knew how to bring home the bacon. Supervisor Clark (not to be confused with any relation to Sheriff David Clarke) treats the job as a part-time gig with full-time pay and if you've seen her on the cable tv station that broadcasts county board meetings, you would be unimpressed.
Is this how it's going to be in Milwaukee from here out? Is Milwaukee going to set aside qualified and diligent public servants because they are white?
It will be interesting to see the ward by ward breakdown when it comes out. I hope the grapevine was just full of hot air. I hope it was wrong.
Jim McGuigan
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Vince Bobot is definitely asking and paying for a hand recount of his narrow loss, and is considering running as a write-in in the November election. Meanwhile, there is a well-qualified law enforcement professional who is on the ballot as a Republican.
Whether Bobot should pursue a write-in campaign, or whether informed voters should cross-over in November and support the Republican, should be based on GOOD HARD POLLING DATA.
If scientific polling indicates Bobot can win as a write-in, then he should run as a write in. Otherwise, crossing over is the best option.
First the hispanics don’t know what they are doing because they don’t vote and now the black people don’t know what they’re doing because they “voted against their interests”. Is this gona be a series? You can call it “Thank God for Whitey”. This us and them thing has to stop because it is really distasteful. But it is good to have an all knowing arbiter of black interests, for who else would think for them. If only they were more like the people on the south side who understand black interests and thus voted for Bobot.
Too bad what you write is not actually based on facts. Instead you rely on the “grapevine” to make your “sad commentary” on race relations in Milwaukee. One might say its a sad commentary that a white man can “hear on the grapevine” something about black people and assume it to be true. Then, taking that assumption as fact, whitey castigates the black voter and, ironically enough, implicitly calls black voters racist because they (presumably) voted for a black candidate.
I think in your zeal to point out racial differences you neglect to notice that white people vote against “their” interests all the time, at least the way you interpret them? Who’s the president, after all? Is Tom Reynolds a state senator? I understand the impulse to consider everyone who thinks differently than you to be wrong, but that’s just arrogance. Its not racial. Not everything is, except, apparently, to you.
Matt\’s referring to an earlier post Jim wrote about the lack — to date — of an Hispanic vote in Milwaukee. \”The Latino vote\” is unproved in Milwaukee, no harm in pointing that fact out.
As for Clarke and the black vote, it does look like the black vote, combined with some Republican votes in the Dem primary, pushed Clarke over the top. A strange equation.
Because Jim\’s a white guy, he can\’t write about racial voting in the rust belt? Only black writers can write about black interests? In the rust belt? Nonsense.
Milwaukee could use a revolution, similar to when an overwhelmingly black Gary, Indiana, voter base elected a white mayor a few years ago. We\’ve already seen, many times, white voters casting ballots for black candidates (Gwen Moore, Jeff Spence to name two). The reverse doesn\’t happen in Milwaukee for many reasons. It\’s time.
A vote for Clarke was against everyone\’s interest. I too hope \”the grapevine\” is wrong. But I don\’t it is.
What has Clarke done in the way of a law enforcement action to help the community?
He sent one Deputy out to knock on doors. Wow, that was impressive.
Clarke’s claim to fame is that he can spout off against the black leaders, the mayor, and be the all out favorite for talk radio commentators.
I almost fell over with laughter when he said a couple weeks back that because of the action he took on the freeway, around I43 northbound, in the plainfield curve, truck accidents are down. All you see in that area is a sign that flashes your speed.
If someone hasn’t told Clarke, I43 is under construction in the Marquette and lots of trucks are using the 894 by-pass.
I believe Bobot should start a write in campaign.
Matt,
We discuss racial issues here without a politically correct filter. I happen to believe that part of our problem in this community is a lack of candor.
As for hispanics, they haven’t proven themselves to be a powerful voting block. Yes, there are marches and protests but a pitiful voter turnout. It’s not me that’s making the numbers.
The numbers will be out soon enough on the Sheriff’s race and a ward by ward analysis will give us the facts.
Jim,
In your frustration, you are taking the easy way out. And that won\’t help either the Democrats or your frustration.
If blacks did indeed vote for Clarke, why is it the only conclusion we can draw is that they voted against their best interests? Perhaps blacks decided it was in their best interests to have a black man in a highly visible leadership position in the community.
And if that\’s what happened, there is a message there for the leadership of the Democratic Party. It means a hotly contested attorney general\’s race and an intriquing secretary of state\’s race weren\’t enough to keep blacks voting in the Democratic primary. It means the leadership of the Democratic Party has to actively search out black candidates and support them in a meaningful way ($$$$) in their candidacies.
If blacks did indeed vote for Clarke in the primary, there may be a more subtle explanation as well. You assume all blacks are outraged by the incarceration rates, jail conditions, etc. But if you think about who votes in elections (hint: it\’s not felons and those who feel they have no stake in the system) it possible black voters were more interested in issues like violence in the black community and felt Clarke would be more open to dealing with them.
Or for a perhaps more far-out explanation: If blacks did indeed vote for Clarke perhaps they thought - if things are this bad with a black sheriff, imagine how bad they\’d be with a white sheriff. Those of us who remember Chief Breier can see the possibility of that line of thought as well.
We need to have serious discussions about race in our society. Maybe the Milwaukee sheriff\’s race will prompt one in the Democratic Party, for they have the most to lose by ignoring it.
Heidi,
I’ll concede that there is some value, especially for young people, to see a black man in a highly visible leadership position in the community and there is no doubt that Clarke is an attention hound.
But I think there are several good examples of black leaders in our community. State Senator Spencer Coggs, Congresswoman Gwen Moore and State Representative Tamara Grigsby come to mind.
I think you’ve gone a little over the edge with the Brier comment though. Brier was the chief when I was a kid. It has been a long time. I would even argue that the majority of adults didn’t remember Chief Harold Brier.
This isn’t a call for a return to the Brier years, what it is, is a reality check. There were no rampant abuses of the community under the leadership of Sheriff Lev Baldwin or Sheriff Bob Kliesmet despite the fact that they were both white.
If a black candidate would have run against Clarke, I think Clarke would be looking for a job. Makes you miss the old days with Sheriff Richard Artisan doesn’t it?
Jim - The reality is that a majority (small majority) but a majority have voted for what THEY think is THEIR best choice. The fact that you don’t agree is what makes America……well….America. Have a great day!
Makes me miss the good old days when Lev Baldwin was Hispanic.
There are a number of attractive candidates working their way up the political ladder in the black community that merit watching. One is Homicide Detective Jeff Norman. An attorney, Norman initially transferred to the District Attorney’s Office to work as a prosecutor, but when he saw he could serve the community better as a skilled homicide detective, he returned to the Milwaukee Police Department. Homicide (like the Tactical Enforcement Unit where Vince Bobot was once a supervisor) is an elite assignment –reserved for the best and the brightest. Norman is currently running in a multi-person non-partisan election in April 2007 for Municipal Judge, but our state constitution does not bar municipal judges from running for partisan office in the future.
I would like more info on Jeff Norman.
So now the black vote which the democrat party purports to “embrace” and truly represent is now the main reason why Clarke won the primary and those white liberals (like some of the posters here) are pissed at them for doing it? Are you upset that they didn’t follow you like lost little lambs and vote exactly how you think they should vote?
How dare the exercise independent political thought!!!!
Shame on the black community for choosing someone well-qualified and who they can identify with. Evidently the black community chose to eschew every single current/former black elected official (Hines, Pratt, Moore, Grisby, etc) who endorsed Bobot in order to vote for Clarke.
Maybe Bobot needed to run a BETTER CAMPAIGN and have more of a CONVINCING MESSAGE. Slamming your opponent cannot be your sole strategy.
Get over it people!
Yes, shame on black voters who failed the entire community by not looking past the color of Clarke’s skin. Hines, Pratt, Moore and Grigsby (watch your SPELLING, Belling) did the right thing. Many black voters did not.
It ain’t over ’til it’s over, ClearChannel mkelover. And this campaign ain’t over.
Great comment above on Jeff Norman, btw, former County Dem officeholder.
Right on mkelover. Always nice to see another level head and not just the usual knee-jerk, misdirected anger. I agree with your last paragraph especially. Reguritating the “poor me” bs that the deputy’s “union” prepares for you is not a campaign or a message. Someone else mentioned before that the Sheriff had a lot of deputies at his party. This is true. I’d love to see another no confidence vote. I bet it would look a lot different this time around, now that more people under stand David Clarke’s vision. Not that the vote made any difference the first time around, even though Slobot tried to hang his wrinkled up hat on it. I remember hearing a phrase at on time in my career: Distance yourself from the WSM’s, Whining, Snivelling, Malcontents. Many in the Sheriff’s Office have now done that, which upsets the WSM’s even more. Unfortunately, the WSM’s have a voice in the “union.” They lost their allies, Lev and his bunch(took that cash and ran), and have been crying about it ever since.
Should mkelover actually be Belling, good for him. He has those same free speech rights all the lefties spew every chance you get. Keep ‘em coming mkelover.
The time for another no confidence vote has come and gone. The best time for that would have been before the primary.
One of the biggest differences between Clarke and Baldwin is that Baldwin took responsibility when something happened in his department. Clarke likes to talk about how “some people in this department”… did things wrong and how he’s not responsible for anything.
Their approaches toward inmate escapes was also vastly different. When it happened under Baldwin’s watch he took responsiblity despite not being directly involved. When it happened under Clarke’s watch he happily blamed others.
Clarke is a prime example of how the republicans lack an ethic of personal responsibility. Their disdain for the chain of command weakens not only our Sheriff’s department but on a national level weakens our military and erodes national security. Clarke’s lack of responsibility is just a microcosm of the broader problem with personal responsibility.
Nope, sorry, I’m not Belling. I highly doubt he has time to surf for left-wing blogs. He’s probably spending his research time at Victor’s!
I think it’s funny how you lump Clarke in with the republicans when he has vowed never to join that party.
Jim - Come on now! Even you yourself had reservations about Baldwin\’s character when he retired (you actually said \”bailed-out\” in the middle of his term) and I am not just talking about his pension issues, trying to intimidate county board members to ensure he got his inflated pension. What about the DeCarlos Young situation? Oh I forgot, that got swept under Baldwin\’s rug. Or how about Baldwin ignoring a mandate on collecting DNA from every felon? He also lacked the poise and leadership skills necessary to figure out whether a mentally ill person should be taken to jail or the mental health complex. Oh I forgot another one. What was the deal with lowering the speed limit in safe areas on the freeway, so he could generate mad revenue in the form of speeding tickets?
mkelover — He never vowed to join the Democratic Party either which makes him an independant but he knows he can\’t run as one or he would get buried. And for all of you who say boo hoo to the deputies that do the job: Let me ask you, how would you feel if your job was on the brink of being laid off because the President of your organization wants you to be something different than what you are.
Chris — I would tell you this the only reason that the no-confidance vote would be less is because the Sheriff\’s Department has 100+ less deputies working in it. This is also why speeding on the highways are up and why they need little flashy things to tell you how fast you\’re going around the Plainfield Curve. It is because there aren\’t enough officers patroling anymore. Clarke\’s vision is this: I want to make the Sheriff\’s Department part of Milwaukee Police Department.
Mkelover,
“I think it’s funny how you lump Clarke in with the republicans when he has vowed never to join that party.”
That has got to be the DUMBEST statement I have yet to read on this blog. If skippy actually JOINED the Republican party, you well know it would be his political end.
He is the SOLE reason I have cancelled my membership to the party. They don’t even have the balls to back Holt. Fock the GOP
So being a black conservative/Republican spells the end of your political career? Really? I wonder how Colin Powell, Condi Rice, JC Watts, Lynn Swann, Corey Hoze, Gary Bauer, Clarence Thomas, and Michael Steele would feel about that statement?
Just because someone runs as a Republican doesn’t mean that the local party has to fully back the candidate if they don’t think he’s qualified enough. Back in 2004 when Jerry Boyle ran for Congress he had virtually no support from the local republican party.
Sorry, you’re not a Republican, you never were, you wouldn’t cancel your membership because they didn’t support lowly Don Holt in a county sheriff’s race. FYI, Holt didn’t join the party until he decided to run for Sheriff and was also recruited by the same person who recruited Bobot to run in the democratic primary.
You don’t have to be a Republican to be conservative.
Still missing the point folks, but let’s try again.
To run for Sheriff in Milwaukee County as a Republican is political suicide. That’s why Clarke runs as a Dem — even as all that Republican Waukesha County money flows in to fund his campaign and the right wing radio squawkers lather up a fuss to get Republicans to vote Dem and Clarke in the primary.
It’s not Independence (with a capital I or without) — it’s a political game to win an election. With a good portion of the 90% Dem black vote going Clarke’s way, it’s a difficult formula for Dems to beat in the primary, especially with no hot local Legislative races on the ballot.
If he was as competent as Colin Powell, we’d all be supporting him. But he’s David Clarke. No matter what party stripe he paints himself, he’s incompetent. The Republican Party should realize this and support Holt, but they won’t because that’s not what they’re after here.
What they want is a black Republican candidate they can run for other office — mayor or (gasp) county executive when Walker moves on. The GOP party players don’t give a damn about the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s position in and of itself — and that’s the source of the problem.
As for race — our first black sheriff always treated the Sheriff’s position as a largely ceremonial one, and he got support from Dems, GOPs, whites and blacks.
But Clarke’s not Artison. Artison was smart enough to not do too much damage to the county when he had the job.
Where is your proof that Clarke’s money comes from “Republican Waukesha County”??? You throw that blanket statement out there with absolutely no support. Why don’t you do your homework and go to the election commission and take a look at his campaign finance reports and see exactly where his money comes from.
As for race - our 2nd black sheriff treats his job very seriously and isn’t beholden to union, and he gets support from Dems, GOPs, whites, blacks, and latinos.
You mentioned that Colin Powell is competent before, well it was Powell who said that if you’re not upsetting some people as a leader then you’re not making any change and you’re not effective.
John - I am sure Clarke himself doesn’t think he is a Colin Powell, but the facts are that Holt (regardless of what party he represents) is a worse candidate than Clarke. At the debates/forums he is totally clueless about the going-ons in Milwaukee County. When questioned, his responses were basically, “I really can’t comment on THAT, because I am not really familiar with THAT problem.” I am not joking. He was totally oblivious to what the situations the position was confronted with. He is TOTALLY NOT the man for the job. Even HE knows it.
Clarke’s money has always come from Waukesha County and other outlying ‘burbs, according to his election reports. Even when he ran for mayor, he regularly held fundraisers out of the county.
On Artison: Sheriff Dick’s reelections were landslide wins.
Holt needs to gear up. If Bobot’s finished (he may be in a few hours) - we’re ready to give Holt a chance to do the job better than CLarke.
Again, another blanket statement that all of his money comes from the “burbs”.
Yesterday I trotted down to the election commission to get Bobot’s most recent campaign finance report that he filed, here are some facts:
Donations from $100-$250 came places like Waukesha, Mequon, Cedarburg, Elm Grove…just to name a few. Evidently Bobot enjoys support from those same places that Clarke does.
Why would you vote for Holt if when Bobot was running his biggest battle cry was that he was the “REAL Democrat” in the race? How could you stand up behind the only “true democrat” in the race, then when he loses, stand up behind the republican in the race? Do you realize how much of a flip-flopper that makes you look like?
John, I am not sure I follow your logic. You won’t support Clarke because you don’t like him and you don’t think he is good for the job, but you will vote for someone who doesn’t have a clue about the job, in hopes he will figure it out? How is this better for the county? I must have missed something.
The goal here is to get a new sheriff. Holt has the law enforcement experience required, and would prove himself to be a better — and much more accountable — manager.
Holt has been retired for a long, long time…how would someone that has to be pulled out of retirement who hasn’t been an active law enforcement officer that much better than Clarke??
At least try and show us how/why he would better for the county other than “he’s not Clarke”.
Good luck with that. Holt is defintely not THAT manager.
For starters, Holt has the respect of others in the law enforcement community. Clarke doesn’t even have the respect of the cops who he used to work with.
Monte - I guess I don’t know enough about him. He was with the State Patrol.
John - If Clarke were (for some insane reason)lose, I hope you are right about Holt.
How can Holt have the respect of “law enforcement community”? He’s been retired for a long time now. And again, instead of a blanket statement, why not show me proof that he has that respect through endorsements, quotes, etc??
mkelover, Now you’re just being petty and lazy. Go to his website and you’ll see what I mean.
The only people who are listed on his site as supporters are all REPUBLICAN groups…are you aligning with them???
I reported early yesterday morning that Channel 58 was reporting that Bobot was not calling for a recount.
http://watchdogmilwaukee.com/blog/john-david-morgan/2006/bobot-drops-recount-plans/
Looks like Holt’s base is south suburban Milwaukee County — South Milwaukee, Oak Creek etc. That’s a good strong, high voter turnout base to start from.
Holt’s also got backing from the Assembly Rep. down there, Mark Honadel. I’m sure Jeff Plale, the Democratic Senator from that area, will join him shortly, if he has not already.
We don’t stand with these folks on many, many issues but in this election — Don Holt for Sheriff! More to come …
The only reason you want Holt to win is because of your pure hatred for Clarke. You know that deep down Holt does not possess the ability to a good sheriff, or at least a better sheriff than our current one.
You’ll never admit to this, but anyone who has half a brain can see through your “support” of Holt.
mkelover- please go love jester clarke somewhere else. Jim- your hit the nail on the head here. Clarke won the election 4 years ago by convinving the north side that a black man is right for the job. That HE was that black man…who lives as far away from the “hood” as you can get. HE is that black man that can help rebuild milwaukee, well, he should be able to do something… HE helped DESTROY it. HE is now and will be later, the DEATH of the Sheriff’s DEPARTMENT. Love him cuz he’s black, sure whatever, but honestly..look in the mirror and ask yourself if you love him because you sincerly believe he has ANY managerial skills. On the other hand HOLT CAN’T do any more DAMAGE than Jester Clarke has done ALREADY.
Destroyed the sheriff’s department? How about some specific FACTS to back that up other than blanket statements and clips from Bobot’s campaign web site.
1) closed welfare fraud division 2) closed WITNESS protection 3) REMOVED deputies from park patrol 2003 ( prior to the southshore shooting) 4) Removed deputies from PATROL to bolster up his GRIP unit that runs the streets of the inner city
MKELOVER_ WHAT, if ANTHING, has the JESTER CLARKE done to improve Milwaukee county? What are YOUR facts..and no, you can’t quote from his website either!
5. closed and sold the airwing 6) dry docked the boat patrol yet still took money from the gov’t for using it 7) purchased a huge gas guzling ‘mobile jail’ on YOUR DIME !! HA isn’t that a kick to the crotch?!
remodeled his office with a huge plazma tv, again on YOUR DIME HA! and above all he killed the DARE program.. you know D.A.R.E. to keeps kids off DRUGS! Good program to kill don’t you think?
Sheriff Clarke eliminated the things listed above becuase he needed to reign in the out of control budget he inherited. He did so after reviewing what he had and where savings could be made. From what I know of David Clarke, making these cuts, especially DARE, was not an easy choice and he knew they wouldn’t be popular, especially with some of the deputies who had become entrenched in some of those programs.
I commend the Sheriff for purchasing the mobile jail. The faster deputies can unload an arrest and get back on the streets or parks, the better. Why run some bum from the lakefront all the way to the jail when you can just drop him off down the road and get back to work? That was a dime of mine well spent. As for the TV, it’s actually a small TV in the waiting area of Administration. It makes that area a little nicer for people to wait in
Every Sheriff has had their pet projects. This one at least makes his work within the budget given to him by the County Board.
Hopefully this gets posted. I’m still waiting for my comments from 4 days ago to post.
It is sad that when the Sheriff tries to do what he thinks the people want, he gets slammed from a lot of you. I know that some of the anger you have you feel is justified, but he really believes he can make a difference in this city. How can you blame him for that? We have to look at the bigger picture. Petty differences aside, he has tried to create programs to combat crime, and some work & some don\’t. It seems that when a man is at least trying we should help him, not tear him down. You all have every right to vote for someone other than Clarke, but at the end of the day if he is still the sheriff, then we still have to work with him to improve this city.
Mobile jail? What\’s wrong with the squad cars?
DARE gets funded by the Feds and state, depends on the budget year, and if you need money from the county, some supervisor on the board or the county exec will jump up to make some quick political points by supporting the program. Ending it is nonsense.
And Scott Walker is proposing to end GRIP in this budget. Clarke has stepped out of jurisdiction with GRIP while leaving parts of his jurisdiction — the PARKS and freeways — without patrols. And now he\’s being told, basically, that GRIP is not worth keeping.
Clarke did end some pet programs like the lake patrol that were not necessary. But Deputy insider at least has a good grip on this — and he didn\’t even mention mismanagement of the jail.
Holt for sheriff!
Deputy Insider -
GRIP
SADD
Letter to Govenor requesting help financially
Target Enforcement Unit
Helped introduce New Communication Plan
Parks and Buses Unit
Mobile Jail
Regardless of whether or not you agree with them, or if they have helped or not. He is trying. It would be foolish to say he is not.
Again, The retards are out well in force. I bet if Sykes and Jeffey boy told you to vote for Charlie Manson for sheriff because he thinks “out of the box” You Idiots would be passing “Charlie 2006″ literature on your time. You Clarke supporters are piss poor excuses for the general voting public. I bet you bow down to the yurinal sentinal too.
Find a Deputy Sheriff, ask em WHERE the mobile jail has been sitting for the last TWO years. Non-functional, due to lack of use. Then Drive up to Baraboo. Ask any Sauk county Deputy why the Milwaukee County Mobile Emergency Command Center has been parked 175 miles outside of Milwaukee County for MONTHS!!!! Gotta wonder what they are charging for storage too.
Ummmm, Do your homework? Dipshits!
People, what the hell is going on? We need to find away to get Clarke out of office while there still a chance. This fuck head has done some much damage that if Bobot or Holt gets the job they have alot to fix. This guy has to go. Deputies familys are couting on this guy getting out of office.
This is directed at M. Toole - The name calling proves that YOUR OPINION is probably not worth a hill of beans. That is about all I will say about you. There is no need for me to continue on your personal issues.
I don’t listen to Sykes or Belling or anyone else that was mentioned. All I have to do is listen to people spew hatred for Clarke out of their mouths in such a childlike manner to know exactly how much they REALLY care about the community or other human beings.
Jim - It was a real honor and privilege discussing things with you in a classy way. I mean that for you.
Enough said.
GRIP
Stocks ,
What you DON”T see and what most of these upset individuals are trying to tell you is a simple message. YOU DON’T KNOW the TYRANNICAL, SPITEFULL, RUDE manner in which the JESTER CLARKE treats his own staff. You can believe all the useless crap he tells you through kim brooks, no one can change that, HOWEVER the reality of WHO he is shows in how he TREATS people not just civilian VOTERS. He is NOT a LEADER. He is but a coward that BLAMES his staff yet preaches RESPONSIBILITY.
Lose the name calling and curse words or I’ll end the thread.
Seconded. It is one thing to say a comment is “idiotic” or to talk about “stupidity” - an entirely different thing to call someone an “idiot” or is stupid.
I understand that repeatedly building a solid case that Clarke is an incompetent, irresponsible manager to folks who then ignore the points made about Clarke and turn to union-bashing (as if deputies don’t know what they are talking about) is less fun than cleaning a catbox.
But getting personal should be avoided, and comments will be edited if the line is crossed.
Who’s union bashing? No one is calling the union bad names. Most of the pro-Clarke people on here don’t bash the union, they merely don’t want the inmates running the asylum. A union-management relationship by it’s very nature is confrontational.
The pro-Clarke people don’t resort to vulgar swearing to get their points across.
Hmm. Think about it. I’ve always coordinated union-management contract issues in a cooperative manner, whenever possible.
In any case, all on the same page as far as keeping watchdog discussions constructive and free of name-calling. (That’s not really a request from us.)
I am writing in McGuigan for sheriff. He seems to have all the answers.
I’ve followed this thread for awhile, and I have to ask the Clarke supporters to please explain to me what Clarke’s plan to help the city was.
I certainly missed it.
The only thing I have seen is, one deputy on foot patrol. (wow).
Since Clarke has been in office a lot of deputies have gotten into legal trouble.
There is an old adage that if people are getting into trouble, all you have to do is look to the leadership.
This Sheriff Department needs a change in leaders.