Its feeding time. Again.

Both of my parents are from South Carolina. So when I was little I used to visit my uncle's farm filled with every animal you could imagine. He had lots of hogs and he would often call for them to get in the barn in the evening. But they would ignore him. He would eventually pick up a stick and start beating on their feeding trough. They appeared with a quickness jamming their snouts deep into the cornmeal. Once they had their fill, they were gone.

Sometimes that's how I feel some politicians are. Its only when the campaign season hits our concerns as a community seem to get through. But prior to that you can come and complain and complain about the same thing all to no avail. Resident after resident at council meetings saying this proposal as it is stated is not good for our community, all to no avail. Councilor Votes yes yes yes yes yes. But when a election roles around the soundness and validity of citizen positions are championed. All of a sudden the incumbent candidate becomes outspoken and begins offering solutions and proposals all of which nobody has ever heard proposed before. It's embarrassing. It's a charade and it's not strong leadership. We need consensus builders not consensus seekers on city council. We deserve better. It's time for change.