Tonight's Vegas Odds

The Martin Chronicles beloved publisher has been known to play the ponies. We have learned that he also plays the odds posted in Las Vegas about Villa Hills Mayor Mike Martin's upcoming council meetings. The next meeting is tonight. So place your bets!

• The Vegas odds that Martin tells a lie during tonight's council meeting: 1 to 1 (a very bad bet).
• The Vegas odds that all of the questions about Martin's screwed up financial reports will be answered: 1 to 1 (also a very bad bet).
• The Vegas odds that there is an Executive Session to discuss all the lawsuits Martin has caused: 3 to 2.
• The Vegas odds that Martin blames either the previous mayor, the previous council, the Civil Service Board or anybody else for his mismanagement and corruption: 3 to 2.
• The Vegas odds that a reluctant council person couches a serious question about Martin's ongoing mismanagement and corruption by saying "This isn't about Martin": 3 to 2
• The Vegas odds that Councilhag Mary Koenig makes a proposal that will somehow cost the taxpayers more money: 3 to 2.
• The Vegas odds that someone on council proposes some wacky new tax to replace the current UNFAIR $40 PER CAR STICKER TAX trying to convince low-information voters that it really isn't something they'll pay at all: 2 to 1.
• The Vegas odds that a dim-bulb councilwoman prefaces a comment by saying "I may be stupid, but...": 2 to 1.
• The Vegas odds that police department outsourcing is discussed: 2 to 1.
• The Vegas odds that Martin answers any questions from attendees during the "Public Comments" section of the meeting: 2 to 1.
• The Vegas odds that Martin's personal-and now taxpayer-funded City-Attorney Toad McMurtry will be late for tonight's meeting: 2 to 1.
• The odds that Martin will preface some cloying comment by saying, "My head tells me (fill-in-the-blank), but my heart tells me (fill-in-the-blank): 4 to 1.
• The odds that Martin will remove someone from a chairpersonship from a City committee because they "aren't giving me what I need": 8 to 1.
• The Vegas odds that anyone is arrested for questioning Martin's mismanagement and corruption: 20 to 1.
• The Vegas odds that the meeting is well-run from beginning to end: 500 to 1 (what have you got to lose).

Again, place your bets!