Our lovable local mayor Willie W. Herenton finally decided to address the press about the missing floor of the Fed Ex Forum parking garage: Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, on behalf of the city, accepted the blame for construction problems at the FedExForum garage, but insisted there was no criminal intent involved.Sounds like fairly standard mayor-speak (video link), but after a testy City Council meeting one might think the chief executive, the man accountable to the voters and taxpayers, might feel obliged to answer a few questions from those same overzealous media types. One would be wrong.
He also blamed an "overzealous media" for blowing the matter out of proportion.
The City Council was either professionally feigning indignation or sincerely not amused, it's hard to tell anymore. They indicated they'll attempt to get some answers, but it might be kinda hard under a lingering veiled threat:
Herenton noted that he has “never in my political career asked for anybody to be investigated” even though he said he has heard rumors that some council members are “less than honest.”In other words, if "Dubya Dubya" is going down, he's taking a few others with him, wink, nod. Part of his new ethics program, I guess.
Last but not least, local wannabe Senator Harold Ford, Jr. was shocked, shocked at such a thing and wasted no time grabbing some of this spotlight:
Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Harold Ford Jr. on Tuesday joined a group of council members in calling for a federal investigation into the matter.And we'll all be shocked if anything actually happens.
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