FWOB Echo chambers of Political Notebook

This was an interesting piece by Niki Kelly and Ben Lanka, no surprise with all the groupies, cronyism and nepotism in the little big city called Fort Wayne, Indiana:

Republicans hold a 5-4 advantage on Fort Wayne City Council, and if voting records are any indication, the newest Democrat will at least be open-minded to siding with her GOP counterparts.

A review of voting records of the four newly elected council members showed that Councilwoman-elect Karen Goldner, D-2nd, voted in as many Republican primaries as those for the Democrats.

She voted Democratic in 2000, Republican in 2002, Democratic in 2003, Republican in 2004 and Democratic in 2006 and 2007. She also voted Republican in 1995, 1996, 1998 and 1999.

Goldner said while she is proud to be a Democrat there have been times she felt the Republican candidates would get her vote in the general election.

“Like most people in the 2nd District, I tend to vote for the person, not the party,” she said.

Now serving as an elected Democrat, she said she doesn’t anticipate voting in any Republican primaries in the near future.

As for the other new members, Councilmen-elect Mitch Harper, R-4th, and Marty Bender, R-at large, voted only in Republican primaries, although they both skipped the 2003 primary election, which, ironically, was for the very seats they now hold. Councilwoman-elect Liz Brown, R-at large, voted in only a few primaries – choosing Republican in 2002, 2004 and 2007.

And as for the city’s newest mayor, Tom Henry didn’t miss an election and voted strictly in Democratic primaries.

I like Ben, but Ben does sometimes write what Ben wants to write..and we(bloggers) attempt to correct him. But Ben ignores us. Remember the photo of the cake...nobody seems to be bothered that the photo credit for the cake was missing from the news story. What'z Up with that?

But, when they messed up Mitch Harper's voting record..it is a whole different ballgame.

Now this will probably grow into a big story for Mitch's neighbor, who just happens to work for the evening newspaper. Are we not surprised when folks seek out the blogs to read rather than fluff news stories?

Now Ben will probably write a correction...but he still has not told us who did took the famous cake picture.

Now which one would like to see as news in your local newspaper, Harper's correction or who took the cake picture?