Fed up with drama at city hall

Mayor Mark Funkhouser has clearly made it known to the citizens of Kansas City that he is incapable of conducting the duties of his office. I think it is admirable he thinks his wife is his “emotional anchor,” but what does that have to do with being an elected official? If all of the former mayors were capable of conducting the duties without their spouses, why is Funkhouser not capable of doing the same?

Is she his seeing-eye dog or his conjoined twin? Either way, they should stay home together and stop embarrassing the city and citizens of Kansas City.

Karen Grigsby
Kansas City

Why is it that Mayor Funkhouser cannot do his job without his wife, Gloria, being present every day with him? The people of Kansas City elected Mark Funkhouser as the mayor, not his wife.

If she wants to make our city a better place to live, she should recognize the fact that her presence in City Hall is causing too much disruption and controversy, and she should step aside and be supportive to the mayor after office hours.

Norma Carpenter
Kansas City

As a Kansas City taxpayer who has had enough, I have a very simple message for our mayor and City Council. It is abundantly clear to me that common sense, compromise, consensus and conclusion are not part of their collective vocabulary when it comes to the seemingly simple matter of managing volunteers at city hall. I, therefore, will choose to vote no on the proposal to increase sales tax by nearly a half cent for a light rail starter system.

Why, you ask? Because I don’t feel comfortable allowing this bumbling bunch of characters to manage implementation of a complex, costly and important asset to our city when they can’t even handle daily operations at city hall.

Cindy Sullivan
Kansas City

Comments

[Sammy]

Are you kidding NNMNG? No matter what happens with Gloria, Funk's term is going to be a battle between him and the council unless he just starts going along with them.

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

If Funkhouser was smart, he would simply tell his wife to forget about the volunteer efforts and saty out of the scene. Then maybe they can get back to doing what they are elected to do.

[renfro]

Ms. Grigsby – If indeed the Mayor is incapable of conducting the duties of his office it is another candidate responsible for stressing that fact. -- This “party” has had the pleasure of occupying a desk in many mayoral offices over the Years. --- You may be financially contributing or subscribing to that political party every month!
Our Mayors wife was never more than a pawn or wedge for the "Ivory Towered" Kansas City Star to exacerbate the differences separating Mark Funkhouser and the City Council. -- As long as the Star believes and is allowed to act as the social / political conscience of Kansas City their working for a recall of this mayor is "NOT" beyond their ethics and may well be their intent?
After regaining control of our City Council and destroying the present administrative process the Star editorial board will continue to dictate the direction and politics of Kansas City. – In many cities these entities often function in concert to better enhance community image and social harmony -- the failure of such a goal here is glaring! -- Our current City Council and Kansas City Star could not have acted more irresponsibly or childish with the so-called "volunteer" ordinance. -- Both of these organizations have become a detriment and a liability to this city and its citizens.