10-24-2016, 06:59 PM
"...I wonder if this will weaken the case on the theft counts of the indictment in the eyes of the jurors..."
It was never a strong case, or for the most part even a serious case at all. At this point I would think the best case scenario for the prosecution is a dismissal of all remaining charges to relieve them of the burden of carrying on. For the Mayor his goal would be keeping at least one of the charges intact, getting to the jury, and receiving Not Guilty verdicts.
i
The losers here, besides the Mayor and his family, are the public that was essentiallly abused by a reporter with a grievance. All who were deceived by her false narrative need to pick up on their critical reading skills.
There are some who will likely remain offended by Billy, who while politically gifted is earthy and at times crass. So be it, just be mindful that the process of gaining office and wielding power is only attractive to a minority, and most who pursue office will not meet or surpass the publics expectations. This Mayor surpassed my expectations as an administrator, easily met my expectations as a political leader, but disappointed me with his lack of an effective response to the public relations disaster that was his relationship with the HTH. He has paid a heavy price for that failing.
As a County we come out of his tenure a better place to live and and I'm thankful for that.
It was never a strong case, or for the most part even a serious case at all. At this point I would think the best case scenario for the prosecution is a dismissal of all remaining charges to relieve them of the burden of carrying on. For the Mayor his goal would be keeping at least one of the charges intact, getting to the jury, and receiving Not Guilty verdicts.
i
The losers here, besides the Mayor and his family, are the public that was essentiallly abused by a reporter with a grievance. All who were deceived by her false narrative need to pick up on their critical reading skills.
There are some who will likely remain offended by Billy, who while politically gifted is earthy and at times crass. So be it, just be mindful that the process of gaining office and wielding power is only attractive to a minority, and most who pursue office will not meet or surpass the publics expectations. This Mayor surpassed my expectations as an administrator, easily met my expectations as a political leader, but disappointed me with his lack of an effective response to the public relations disaster that was his relationship with the HTH. He has paid a heavy price for that failing.
As a County we come out of his tenure a better place to live and and I'm thankful for that.