This isn't ground breaking stuff but it features a rare bit of real reporting from TKC.
Over the weekend I had the pleasure of chatting with Council Lady Cindy Circo. Not only is the Council Lady hotter than I suspected in person . . . Man, I'm a sucker for white ladies . . . But she's also very approachable and friendly. I have her card and the name of her assistant. I was really surprised she was so nice to me after I've been calling her a dimwit on this blog for about a month.
Anyhoo . . . What she told me was important regarding the current Hostile Takeover of MAST by City Hall.
KANSAS CITY COUNCIL LADY CIRCO SAID THAT SHE HASN'T BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CALLS ON THE MAST TAKEOVER AND SHE WASN'T SURE IF HER CONSTITUENTS THOUGHT IT WAS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE!!!
Meanwhile, folks who want to keep MAST out of City Hall have been framing the debate as a critical struggle for the quality of Kansas City's healthcare.
My advice to the group is to get phone calls into Council People in order to let them know their constituents are watching. Much to my chagrin MAST supporters think media events are more important . . . Maybe they're right . . . But earlier TKC advice to lobby Council folks directly was pretty much ignored.
Meanwhile, I was just so impressed with Council Lady Circo's professionalism.
It was only later that somebody told me she had no idea who I was when we were talking thereby ruining any illusions I had about this blog providing TKC greater access. For better or worse, the best posts around this dump happen completely by accident.