Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was back in the office today after making bail yesterday (gee, I wonder who put up that $50,000) [EDIT: I got an email from a reader who notes that the bond was unsecured, meaning Larry just had to sign his name and walk. I had thought he would have to pay at least a percentage up front, but maybe I've just read too many Stephanie Plum novels]. He spoke to the City Council this morning and told them he will be bringing in a list of new projects next week.
New projects? Oh, fer cryin’ out loud! A quick perusal of Kyle Whitmire’s Larry Langford: The Year in Review should remind all of us just how successful Larry has been at funding and completing new projects. Is it too much to hope that the little matter of his indictment will serve as a wake up call for a city council that has been far too willing to play along with his crazy schemes? I’m not holding my breath.
Kyle Whitmire has a byline in the New York Times today: He’s the lead reporter in the Times’ write-up: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/us/02birmingham.html
Oh alright, so I posted the bail!! But he promised he’d let me wear his Rolex!
Oh alright, so I posted the bail!! But he promised he’d let me wear his Rolex!
What about the sackcloth? I think you’d look cute in sackcloth.
Thanks, alarob; I hadn’t seen that. Good reporting by Kyle, as usual. The more I read about the financial shenanigans, the more I’m struck by how cheaply Larry sold out the county. Randy “Duke” Cunningham got a lot more in return for his influence.
I’m struck by how cheaply Larry sold out the county.
A guy has to keep his wardrobe at a certain level, but there’s no reason to go overboard.
Rolexes. Flashing red warning light for me.
I’m trying to keep an open mind on Larry’s guilt or innocence — innocent until proven guilty and all that — but Rolexes just rub me the wrong way. If you can afford a Rolex or two, shouldn’t you do something better with the money, especially if you claim to espouse Democratic values?
Aside: Rolexes looks funny. Should it be Rolexi? Normal people will never need to worry about how to spell the plural of a $10,000 timepiece. Doesn’t Larry’s cellphone give him the time anyway? Wristwatches are so last century.
Should it be Rolexi? Normal people will never need to worry about how to spell the plural of a $10,000 timepiece. Doesn’t Larry’s cellphone give him the time anyway?
Rolexi — I love it! I am so stealing that. Yeah, I’m sure Larry’s cellphone tells the time, but it doesn’t look good on his arm.
Larry may be a nominal Democrat, but I’ve rarely heard him espouse Democratic values. He’s an authoritarian in the Bush mold (he’ll tell you flat out that he resents any oversight from the public or the City Council — because he knows best), a grandstander, and a homophobe. When it comes down to it, he’s out for Larry first.
any bets on reelection?
i say he’s a strong favorite. this kind of thing makes him look good to the typical moron who voted for him. that the man is out to get him is just proof he’s doing his job.
think i exaggerate? larry’s constituency is the same pool from whence came richard scrushy’s first jury.
just saying.
If he manages to beat the charges, he’s probably a shoo-in for re-election. If he’s sitting in the Federal pen, his chances plummet, but likely not to zero.
don’t know anything about your mayors arrest but do love stephanie plum novels