If Mason has his way, say goodbye to the Metroparks
In case you missed it, the Plain Dealer’s Brent Larkin wrote a superb column in Sunday’s paper illuminating the twisted way in which judges are elected in Cuyahoga County.
At issue is Municipal Judge Kathleen Keough’s candidacy for a seat on the county Probate Court. It may seem like an inconsequential post, but the court controls the Metroparks, arguably the only gem in a county government anchored by corruption and incompetence. Writes Larkin:
Cuyahoga County voters have every right to worry that the retirement of Probate Judge John Donnelly will open the door to Democratic Party meddling with the Metroparks — meddling that turns a treasured asset into another two-bit patronage pit…
This article appears in Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2008.
Tell me again why judges have a political party affiliation? More of the same from the do-nothing Dems that run Cleveland. I love the “Who, me?” response of Mason. He has not earned the right to receive the benefit of the doubt.