55 Days In Villa Hills

The Martin Chronicles post title today is an homage to the great film 55 Days in Peking. This 1963 cinematic classic starred Hollywood heavyweights Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven. The movie portrayed the brave 55-day struggle by Western nations against desperate attacks by the hateful forces of the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in the long-ago year of 1900.

Flash forward 114 years. There are now a mere 55 days remaining for the now-outgoing Martin Administration in Villa Hills. And-by all reliable accounts-Norwood born and breed, street-brawling boxer Mike Martin is feeling both desperate and hateful. Why? Because the voters handed him a stinging 84%-16% defeat.

Many residents have expressed concern to us about what a defeated Mike Martin may do in the final 55 days of his failed administration:

• Will Martin take vindictive actions designed to "poison the well" for the incoming Callery Administration and a council that will include four individuals who Martin considers "mortal enemies"?
• Will Martin begin to retaliate against city employees who he believes failed him in this election because they refused to lie to the public about what a great job Martin was doing?
• Will Martin deliver intentionally-actionable material designed to leave the incoming Callery Administration buried under an even greater number of costly-to-the-taxpayer lawsuits than the reckless tiny tyrant has already generated?

We've already seen the terrible things Martin is willing to do when he comes to the realization that his back is against the wall.