Kander Shares Kansas City Optimism

Jason Kander is Kansas City's most beloved Democratic Party leader and today he serves as the champion of this cowtown. 

From our political perspective . . .

Yep, we might be looking at second chance for Kander as a mayoral candidate despite his continued pledge to stay away from politics . . . An opinion that he often voices from so many political talk shows and his own popular political podcast. 

And so . . . Here's a preview of his widely celebrated latest message . . .

"My friend Joe invited me to write an essay reflecting on the Royals’ season. I’m not sure what I’ve written is exactly what he had in mind, but when I sat down at my computer, this is what poured from my fingers."

Kander's main observation . . . 

"Our downtown is gleaming with pride, its streetcar is teaming with people, and someone would definitely notice if you tried to cross Main Street naked. We have led the nation toward solutions for veterans’ homelessness. We were the first city in America to make all public transportation free.** We are the beloved hometown of Ted Lasso and Antman and we host stuff like the NFL draft and the World Cup and (most years) the AFC Championship.

"**Like many American cities, we also have a serious violent crime problem and a housing crisis and we continue to struggle with income inequality. But we’re working on that stuff and this essay is about optimism."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

The New Confidence of Kansas City

By Jason Kander