Is Villa Hills Better Off Now?

The Martin Chronicles believes that the upcoming election in malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin's Villa Hills comes down to the answer to a very simple question. Sure, we've "borrowed" that telling question. 1980 presidential candidate Ronald Reagan suggested that question to soon-to-be-voters during his one debate with then-President Jimmy Carter on October 28, 1980. It was a pivotal moment in what turned out to be a landslide victory for Reagan.

What is our version of Reagan's question? It is this, "Is Villa Hills better off now than it was on the day Mike Martin became mayor of Villa Hills?" Let's simplify it a little bit by asking you to consider a series of questions:

• Is the Villa Hills Police Department in better or worse shape since Mike Martin entered the mayor's office on January 1, 2011? 
• Is Villa Hills street repair and replacement program in better or worse shape since Mike Martin entered the mayor's office on January 1, 2011?
• Is the amount you pay for local taxes better or worse that when Mike Martin entered the mayor's office on January 1, 2011?
• Is your level of confidence that the government of Villa Hills is telling you the truth better or worse since Mike Martin entered the mayor's office on January 1, 2011? We suggest you think back to the misdirecting Martin's very recent pronouncement that "Chief Goodenough is taking a few days off" when answering this telling question.
• Is Villa Hills reputation in the Tri-State better or worse since Mike Martin entered the mayor's office on January 1, 2011?

The Martin Chronicles is not going to answer those questions for you. That is your job. And you should do that job before you enter the voting booth on November 4.

We'll know how the majority of Villa Hills voters answered those questions in 187 days.