Urban Pioneer, I have appreciated your posts on transit and the current mayor's role. I think these are the things that need to be talked about. As I understand it there is plenty to contrast the two on transit, MAPS, etc. That is much more to the point, and when we focus on these things people get what they deserve, which is the chance to directly compare the candidates on the issues they really care about.

If someone here thinks that being a bad ex-husband or a former addict on its face disqualifies someone from being a public servant, there's nothing anyone can do about that to change their mind. However, the man has served on the council for a little bit now, and his past has not seemed to prevent him from discharging his duties or serving with a basic level of competence -- regardless of how anyone might feel about him.

This election should be about voting for whoever will more ably lead the renaissance of Oklahoma City. For Urban Pioneer, that's Cornett because of his support for an RTA and the streetcar project, and it's not Shadid because of his troubling record on the streetcar project in particular. It is not about the man's admittedly sordid past.