The Martin Chronicles reads the same things you do. News headlines saying that Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin is facing criminal charges. Absurd cincinnati.com letters to the editor completely devoid of fact mixing the details around Martin's 2007 forgery arrest with his current misconduct and corrupt business practices. But best of all? The mindless battle in the very pointless Facebook.
We have a question and a comment for a fellow who's name calls to mind an expensive kind of sweater. How can you criticize someone else of allegedly using a fake name when you tell everyone on Facebook that you live in "Washington, District of Columbia"? And if you do live in "Washington, District of Columbia", we respectfully suggest you fixate on your own mayor, Vincent Gray.
Then there are the posts that call council "grudge holders" and suggest wiping the slate clean. Here is the problem with that "St. Joe's" mentality. Martin has committed misconduct. Martin is running an illegal contracting business. The facts have been presented.
Take the "St. Joe's" approach. Vote everyone-including Mike Pope-out. Then what have you done? You have given the lawbreaking Martin a free hand to run wild for another two years. Frankly, that is worse than pathetic. Perhaps it should be called "St. Joke's".
Would you be prouder of your council if they turned a blind eye to corruption and criminality? It's not about whether you do or don't support Martin. It is about whether or not you support the law. The majority on council certainly does.
The Martin Chronicles completely understands "Martin fatigue". We didn't launch this blog until eight months of Martin's "Reign of Error" had gone by. Since October 8, 2011, we have caught Martin in lie after lie after lie after lie. We have uncovered many, many examples of misconduct. We discovered the evidence of Martin's illegal business practices before the Special Counsel did.
We don't care even a little bit what Martin's venal cronies from that dungheap called a Civic Club say. They are just like Martin. And we part ways with the Martin apologists like "sweater boy" and the "throw-the-bums out in 136 days" crowd from St Joke's and elsewhere when it comes to the true solution to the problem.
The majority of city council doesn't need to go. They were there-and serving the people of Villa Hills extremely well-before Martin arrived on the scene. The only one who truly needs to go is the Little Man From Norwood.
