Case in point:
Mayoral Candidate Calls for Investigation of Meyerland Flooding. Tina Nazerian, HoustonChronicle.com ($$$)
(Chron Pay-wall, blah, blah, blah)
Mayoral candidate Chris Bell on Sunday called for an independent investigation into why so many Meyerland homes flooded during the heavy Memorial Day weekend rains.
Surrounded by about two dozen residents at a press conference by Brays Bayou, Bell said it was important to figure out why infrastructure projects in the area didn't prevent major flooding and why others were not completed on schedule. Bell challenged the assertion, backed by experts, that flooding was inevitable considering some areas were hit with more than 10 inches overnight.
As part of his expanded agenda there's been no denial from the Bell camp that rumors of his plan to indict the Lord himself will be a key plank in his Mayoral Platform. Additionally, "firing the experts" who claim flooding was always going to happen has not been ruled out as well.
Sound corny?
Yup, but it's no less corny than a Mayoral candidate honestly suggesting that an act of God be investigated.
Perhaps it's past time to consider the Chris Bell campaign as being firmly implanted on the fringe and stop giving him false credibility just because he happened to win an election way back when and because he served in elected office for a brief period of time.
To be honest, the entire Mayoral news coverage would be better for this.
