We are Screwed

The candidates for the New Orleans Mayors race are set. The 11 candidates are : Jonah Bascle, Mitch Landrieu, Ed Murray, Rob Couhig, John Georges, Troy Henry,James Perry, Nadine Ramsey, Jerry Jacobs and Manny Bruno. Of all these candidiates only a couple should be considered serious contenders.

I love this city, but most people here don't get it. The citizens cry out for things to change, but vote based on personal biases that make it impossible for change to occur. The faces in the office change, but not much else. We need to change our way of thinking if we want positive things to happen. Party affiliation, gender, and race shouldn't be issues. Sadly these are the things that seem to matter most. That is the problem. The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over, but expecting different results. If we attempt to build a future on the foundation of the past, we will as many houses around here do....sink. There are only a couple of candidates that give us a chance at a new and brighter future. Ron Couhig a Republican is one, but has about as much chance to win as I would if I were running. John Georges is a SUCCESSFUL business man, who gets things done. This undoubtly eliminates him. What's most likely to happen is, Mitch Landrieu will emerge as the favorite. While he is the most qualified he is also part of the Landrieu political machine and thus part of the problem. This leaves no one who is both electable and good for the city. New Orleans has a long road ahead of it unless Georges or Couhig can pull an upset.
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