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 jbredeho@deltanet.com (John E. Bredehoft) writes:

>A positive attitude doesn't necessarily translate into city management skills.
>Take Fred Rogers. He's had a successful TV show for decades, and can speak
>with a great deal of authority on child development, elementary education,
>and the role of TV in our society.
> 
>But that doesn't necessarily mean that he'd be a good mayor for Pittsburgh.
>It doesn't mean that he is qualified to decide the wage percentage increase
>for the police department. He can't go on TV and say, "Neighbors, please
>send more money to the city so that the trash trucks can come every week."
>He can't necessarily approve a zoning plan that assures city income for the
>next fifty years.
> 
>Ditto with Howser. A charming, positive TV personality and the ability to
>emote in front of a camera do not necessarily translate into administrative
>skills.
> 
>Anyway, if we insist on making a celebrity the next mayor of Los Angeles,
>I'd vote for Fritz Coleman. Or possibly Dave Gahan.

Though equally friendly and likable, Mr. Rogers and Huell Howser are two 
different animals.  I can see Howser getting tough with the City Council and 
encouraging an outraged populace to take action.

Fritz Coleman or Dave Gahan really don't have the dedication to LA that Howser 
does.  Nor the political background that Huell has.

I think its time LA had a colorful mayor.
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