One Week To Go And Counting

The Martin Chronicles has had many stretches of incredible readership growth since we launched our pesky little blog on October 8, 2011. Some notable examples include the period of time when Martin was trying to ram through his massive road tax, when Martin was caught red-handed illegally destroying city records, Martin's removal hearing when he was convicted on seven of nine counts of Official Misconduct and Neglect of Duty, when Martin's secret plan to disband the local police department was revealed and the sham kangaroo court Martin used to railroad former Villa Hills Police Chief Dan Goodenough.

But, over the last sixty days The Martin Chronicles has witnessed its greatest growth ever in new readership. Oh, sure. We know why. People are very interested in the four-way mayoral race between current malfeasant Mayor Mike Martin, long-time Villa Hills resident and selfless volunteer Ernie Brown, septuagenarian, short-time resident Irvin Callery and current-councilmember-fed-up-with-Martin's-sinister-shenanigans Holly B. Menninger-Isenhour.

The Martin Chronicles is "happy to tell you" that we are pleased with the growing interest in the rapidly-approaching election (and as the mendacious Martin once dishonestly said, we are not suing you. Even though he really was). But we do digress.

The mayoral race has certainly been exciting:

• Martin's yard signs go up. And then they come down when the here-to-fore uninitiated resident is educated about Martin's costly-to-the-taxpayer chicanery. Insiders tell us that even the dumber-than-a-brick Martin knows he's in a bit of electoral trouble. But the little liar certainly won't go down without a mudslinging fight. He still believes he can win with about 26% of the low-information voters casting a ballot for him.
• Selfless volunteer Ernie Brown is campaigning hard. He did a great job at the Prospect Point event and at the Sensible Citizen Town Hall. He has impressed residents with his grasp of the facts. Sure, some folks hold inexplicable grudges against him. Heck, we know what that's like. Some people just can't handle the truth. Brown would be much better than the law-breaking Martin.
• Septuagenarian, former Covington Mayor Irvin Callery is also campaigning aggressively, mostly thanks to far younger relatives and friends. The aging Callery has an obvious base of support. Many residents do worry about the fact that Callery will be approaching eighty years old at the end of a potential first term, however. Callery would be much better than the law-breaking Martin, even at the former Covington mayor's advanced age.
• Current councilwoman Holly B. Menninger-Isenhour is giving it her best effort. The Martin Chronicles applauds her for acknowledging Martin's abject lack of transparency and reckless spending on lawyers and legal actions. She took a big risk walking away from her council seat. You never know. A minority-majority of Villa Hills voters may choose to elect their first-ever female mayor. Menninger-Isenhour would be marginally better than the law-breaking Martin, despite her poor performance during her one term on city council.

The election is rapidly approaching. There is a great deal at stake. Despite what snarky, non-voting teenagers, their over-defensive mommas and the civic club asshats perpetually say, the dishonest Martin must go. This little crook has wreaked havoc and brought great embarrassment on Villa Hills.

Whether its the selfless Ernie Brown, the rapidly-aging Callery or the meandering Menninger-Isenhour, change is crucial for the future of Villa Hills. The Martin Chronicles would be fine with any of these taking the tiny tyrant's place in the mayor's office on January 1, 2015.

Let's hope that change is just a few hours more than a week away.