A Muscle Shoals Taxpayer Speaks - Part I

A Muscle Shoals voter has critiqued each of the six candidates endorsed by the political PAC Citizens for a Better Muscle Shoals:

Thanks for publishing the endorsements by NEW PAC. Who are the donors of this PAC? Your psychic powers were spot on concerning the Smoke and Mirrors politics in Muscle Shoals. 

Nothing new in the swamp - other than it needs to be drained.

Lockhart manages Helen Keller multi million dollar annual budgets? Kyle Buchanan must be the poster image to shield Lockhart from the public. Last check showed him (Lockhart) as manager of the housekeeping department. Would love to see him interviewed explaining Huntsville Hospital's operations in Sheffield, Alabama and Huntsville Hospital/Keller Hospital accounting functions in Huntsville.

Nelson - Am I missing something in her resume concerning government operations. TVA operations are in Chattanooga, aren't they? No local TVA employee has publicly pushed for those operations to be in Muscle Shoals where the charter clearly specified. She wants to be innovative and proactive - that's great - how has she been up till now?  Never too late to start anew I guess.

Clark - Her resume is a little narrow. Advocate for the school system? Maybe she needs to apply for the school board first for a better understanding. But, she does stick with a job - 31 years selling houses.

Thompson was a plant manager? Grants for flood mitigation? Shoppers/citizens in Muscle Shoals pay 1/2 cent sales tax earmarked for flooding. His concern about the school system's aging buildings should have been expressed when he was pushing for a football facility, huge press box, new stadium and a lineup of football coaches.

Sockwell understands government yet doesn't know he has nothing to do with the salaries & operations of the School System, Electric Department, Gas Department, Utilities Dept. past appointing board members? 

Lanier writes about his Muscle Shoals school career, yet fails to mention he is a teacher/coach at Central High School? Who is short changed in his career as a realtor - and squeezing in teaching and coaching at Lauderdale County Schools? 

Hot Dog! Madam Shoalanda Nailed It!

Remember our predictions from two days ago concerning the forthcoming endorsement from a PAC called Citizens for a Better Muscle Shoals?

Our blog: PAC's Predicted Picks

PAC's endorsements: Candidates Acceptable to Them

How did we do it? More importantly, are the voters of Muscle Shoals going to fall for voting for more taxes and less control over their own school system?

Madam Shoalanda Predicts CFBMS Endorsements

There's a new political group in the area: Citizens for a Better Muscle Shoals. The group has sent questionnaires to the candidates for mayor and council and will be endorsing shortly.

As regular readers know, Madam Shoalanda has a great track record in making predictions concerning the small town of Muscle Shoals. She predicted the 82% defeat of increased property tax and the school superintendent's successor Chad O.G. Holden. Now, she's ready to make some major predictions for this group's endorsements.

Madam Shoalanda says Citizens for a Better Muscle Shoals will endorse:

MAYOR - Mike Lockhart
Place 1 - Rita Nelson
Place 2 - Gina Clark
Place 3 - Willis Thompson
Place 4 - Ken Sockwell
Place 5 - Jody Lanier

She will next go into a deeper trance to contact her spirit guide Opurrah Whisker and attempt to answer the questions of who runs this group and who constitutes their donor base.

Stay tuned...

Unless the citizens of Muscle Shoals want their taxes raised to support a high school football program and similar endeavors, we recommend voting for anyone but those listed above.

Meanwhile in Lauderdale County:

Peggy McGee has announced she’s running for another term on the Lexington Town Council. Ms. McGee has been a council member since 2004 and served with both dedication and integrity. Rather than run on vague promises or distant political connections, Ms. McGee is running on her record of service and unblemished integrity while in office.

Ms. McGee not only resides in Lexington, but also works in that growing community, making her acutely aware of the problems the town faces on a day to day basis. On Tuesday, August 25th, vote for Peggy McGee, the candidate of unquestioned integrity.