TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! MAYOR FUNKY TO FIRE COUNCILMAN RUSS JOHNSON FROM TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH OTHER DEVASTATING MOVES!!!
The next series of major moves by Mayor Funky could be the most stupid and ill-advised in his political career . . . And that's no small feat. Word to Gloria Squitiro.
Anyhoo . . . ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING TKC TIPSTERS provides the scoop so that we can all lament the sick, putrid, dying glow of the so-called Orange Revolution in its last days.
Here are the rumors circling around some of the dumbass Funky moves in store for Kansas City.
WORD IS MAYOR FUNKY WILL FIRE COUNCIL DUDE RUSS JOHNSON FROM THE TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE!!!
Why?
Like him or not, Johnson is one of the most competent Council dudes out there. Some say he has a brash style and needs to smooth out some of this rough edges . . . But there's no question he knows his stuff.
And, as chairman of the T&I Committee, Johnson did the Mayor's bidding when it came to the Light Rail letdown. So this isn't a dismissal based on a poor performance.
Nope, as always with our dimwit Mayor, it's purely political.
The talk around City Hall . . .
JEFF ROE'S OFFICE IS CALLING THE SHOTS AND WANTS RUSS JOHNSON GONE IN ORDER TO RUN A NORTHLAND SLATE OF CANDIDATES TO SWEEP MAYOR FUNKY INTO OFFICE!!!
We've talked about Roe's Northland slate before and now it looks as if it's finally taking shape.
I notice that Becky Nace is rather giddy on Facebook as of late and that's only one of my many indicators.
Believe it or not, this Funky mess gets even more interesting.
Who is in line to take over for Russ?
TKC TIPSTERS ARE SAYING THE GENTLEMAN AND SCHOLAR TERRY RILEY WILL SOON LEAD KANSAS CITY'S TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE!!!
So, folks who couldn't deal with Russ might really want to readjust their perceptions because Terry's style is completely different and comes from a different cultural perspective.
Worse than all this . . . Now there's even more depressing talk that Cindy Circo has a part to play in this Friday hot mess as well.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S COUNCIL LADY CINDY CIRCO COULD MAKE HER WAY TO THE HEAD OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE!!!
And that's only good news for firefighters moonlighting construction jobs. But it seems as if the harsh feelings between Circo and Funkhouser might soon be put aside so that they can both focus on their devotion to union boss Louie Wright.
So . . . Shakeups are on the way . . . It should be fun to see how it all plays out. TKC readers know about this first thanks to AWESOME TKC TIPSTERS . . . And Kansas City's Mayor doesn't seem to be making any of his own decisions as Jeff Roe's office now seems to be calling the shots and should simply move their headquarters to City Hall given the fact that Co-Mayor Funky and Squitiro have gone on permanent vacation to Brookside.