TKC EXCLUSIVE!!! JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE SANDERS TAKING KANSAS CITY AND THERESA GARZA RUIZ ALONG FOR HIS COMMUTER RAIL RIDE!!!
TKC TIPSTERS are helping us connect the dots regarding the political ambitions of our Jackson County Executive. Over the past couple of days, I've been lucky enough to talk with quite a few folks who have been discussing some rather interesting JaxCo developments and what they mean for the grand designs of Mike Sanders.
What we know for a fact:
Mike Sanders has some spiffy new billboards all over town that seem to overplay his leadership given the current state of County Government chaos brought forth by "reformers" like Crystal Williams.
At the time of this writing, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders is currently in Washington pushing his transportation plan. Never mind the fact that I still don't understand the need to spend billions in order to bring people back and forth from Eastern Jack.
Too Big To Be A Coincidence: So-Called Reformer Theresa Garza Ruiz is also hanging out in our nation's capital.
So, given all these facts, it's easy to see some the conflicts that are soon to arise in Jackson County.
IT'S WIDELY KNOWN THAT JACKSON COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE SANDERS SEEMS TO BE ON A COLLISION COURSE FOR THE CLEAVER CONGRESSIONAL SEAT!!!
That's sort of interesting given that Garza Ruiz is married to Genaro Ruiz who works for Cleaver . . . So the close political alliance only works if we can all maintain the status quo. But things change.
Even more interestingly . . .
WITH MIKE SANDERS AND THERESA GARZA RUIZ ALIGNING POLITICALLY THAT LEAVES MOST OF THE OTHER JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATORS OUT IN THE COLD!!!
On top of all this . . . Let's not forget that there is a very open call for Theresa Garza Ruiz to replace outgoing politico Henry Rizzo as Chairman of the Jackson County Legislature from Brookside lawyers and other political neophytes who think their special interests are somehow cleaner than Union connections.
And I guess the joke in all of this is that Sanders is basically running unopposed while local minorities have had less representation under his reign and his BIG MONEY BILLION DOLLAR TOY TRAIN is starting to look like an inevitability.
At least Sanders lives here. The alternative is Clay.
ReplyDeleteI pray that Saunders runs against and beats Cleaver. The bright side for Cleaver is he won't have to pay his taxes on election years anymore.
ReplyDeleteThere may be some truth here. Sanders was at an event last week in Indy taking abour Garza VERY favorably. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteThe commuter rail plan will never get any further than wasting millions of dollars on "transportation studies" just like what happened in Johnson County. It would cost over a billion dollars to build and many tens of millions to operate, and the Missouri counties and cities are not going to pony up for such an expensive toy.
ReplyDeleteThere will never be an alignment with Sanders and Ruiz. Of course, Sanders needs her and is doing his usual suck up to who is in power, but Teresa knows the real, double talking, coniving Sanders and she will never align with him. She is going to be his biggest problem becuase she will be the next Chairman of the Legislature and will fight him. This will be great!
ReplyDeleteOMG, does Mike Sanders have a big ego or what? And how sad is it that the little dorky guy thinks it is a good idea to put that "Big Boy" nerdy face on a billboard. Mikey, you are the little geek that has some nice toys, so all of the cool kids play with you. But you are still a geek that nobody truly likes and you will never be more than just a nerd who hit it big.
ReplyDeleteCheck the time stamp: Mike Sanders looks good only in comparison to a Funkhouser Administration.
ReplyDeleteMike is creating alot of enemies with his double talk and lies. Stay tuned
ReplyDeleteThis shows that Mike is backing Theresa for Chairwomen. Wow what that Nutter money buys.
ReplyDeleteI like a gal with big ol' tits.
ReplyDeleteWomen with big tits have better personalities and are nicer to be around.
ReplyDeleteSmall tits means small minds.
Mike is using anyone including Theresa for his run for Congress. You go Mike
ReplyDeleteI gotta laugh at how clueless Tony is. He has no clue about what he is writing about.
ReplyDeleteMike Sanders run for Congress? That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. Doesn't he realize that people don't like him anymore? Doesn't he realize that people are only nice to his face? Doesn't he realize they are fawning over the position that he holds as JaCo Exec, NOT HIM???? He has fucked over way too many people, and he is delusional if he thinks he has any political future. I hear he's a joke right now in Washington.
ReplyDeleteI know I will never piss off Tony, because he will run the most unflattering photos EVER. Ms. Garza needs to be nice to our good man, Tony.
ReplyDeleteThis is something new for you Tony. Usually all of your posts are negative. But everything you talked about here is positive, even though you didn't mean it.
ReplyDeletebitch is FUGLY!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJaco is in the house!
ReplyDeleteGive it up for them pimps in the C-House.
Mike's next victory is gonna be where the county finally wins "The Battle of the Po-Po's" against the KCPD.
Notice all those copped-out black Crown Vic's that have been cruisin' around busting folks?
This time next year, the boys in blue will be pushing 2-wheelers downtown collecting scraps outta the meters.
It's an awfully small world where being the JaxCo executive is defined as "hitting it big".
ReplyDeleteThe woman still looks like a civil service clerk in the Treasurer's office!
ReplyDeleteI can't believe she got elected.
I'd tap that.
ReplyDeleteSanders will never win the Congressional seat. He's dreaming. Should probably continue being the weirdest guy in the County.
ReplyDeleteMikey. You broke my heart my friend. All this time I was shifting contracts, rigging bids and carrying your water. This is how you repay me? After fronting your gambling debt?
ReplyDeleteI'm Henry damnit! I'm relevant still! Just ask the Bishop. The women I lined you up with Mikey. The trips to Reno. Huh? You don't remember those?
Sanders' gambling addiction will bring him down.
ReplyDeleteBig. Soft. Lovable.
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