Like I said...

Lots to post about today. How fun!

The Tribune has an excellent editorial today about the pay raise issue and the City Council. Look closely, and you will see that the newspaper hits on many of the points that yours truly has espoused on this very blog. Two lines that especially rang true to me:

"A council salary raise would be a difficult sell in Mesa under any circumstances, and an impossible one right now. "

"Mesa needs to engage residents instead of further alienating them."

Now Walters was defended by the Republic saying that she wasn't aware that the Tribune was going to make this a big issue. Whether that is true or not, these councilmembers need to learn not to speak in hypotheticals, especially when there is nothing to gain from it. We get it, you have opinions on things... and thats all well and good, but hey maybe you should focus on the issues at hand, and not walk down the merry path that is only going to tick people off. I am sure that there is some reason for why they "should" be talking about it, the council always seems to have an excuse on why they do what they do. However, I can tell you two things for sure:

1. Voters don't want to know how hard you think you work.

2. Voters don't want to know that you think you are underpaid.