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Man, I can't believe I haven't made a blog entry in 3 months! As everybody knows, my campaign for North Ward City Council ended in defeat, but I felt good about my effort. However, I doubt I ever run for political office again.

That said, I enjoyed it, and I know that the campaign has made me a better person and citizen.

During the campaign one of the issues that came up was whether or not Trenton should sell components of its water system infrastructure. After serious contemplation, I think I'm going to vote yes on the deal. But I'm not trying to convince people to vote yes. I just want people to vote what they think is right. That's how it works.

What is really bothering me is the way the remaining candidates are handling. As I said, the water deal is now going to be voted on by the citizens of Trenton. This is a good thing, unfortunately many of the candidates are hung up on what they think the vote should be. Now, I don't deny them their right to voice their opinion, but these people are preparing to lead our city for the next four years, they should be preparing themselves to deal with whatever outcome the vote determines.

Instead of telling us about not selling assets and mismanagement, tell us what you think the impact will be if a yes vote is passed, and tell us what you think the impact will be if a no vote is passed. Tell us how you plan to handle the issue of property taxes once the county orders Trenton to do a reassessment. Using the water deal as a jumping off point, tell us your plans to bring revenue to the city to lessen the tax levy. This is what prepared leadership is all about--being able to deal no matter what the outcome of a given event.

One of James Brown's great phrases was "every trip, you gotta be hipper than hip". Right now our candidates are giving us a little too much lip, and not enough hip.