Birmingham's Mayoral Race: Looks Like it Wasn't a Race Afterall

Birmingham's Mayoral Race:  Looks Like it Wasn't a Race Afterall.

Well it's looks like Birmingham has staved off being known as the Mickey Mouse Club of the South.  Yesterday the citizens of Birmingham spoke loud and clear at the poles and I'm not even sure that Mayor Bell's victory can even be called a landslide.  Some how with almost 90% of the votes (15,942 out of 17,920) going to incumbent William Bell, "shoe in" just seems a bit more appropriate.

From 1999 to 2010 the Mayor's office had been the center of controversy, tantrums, rants, bullying, theatrics, showboating and grandstanding.  But when the people cast their vote for Mayor William Bell in the special election held in 2009, what they actually found was a man they likely wished they had voted in years ago.

It looks like  Willis H. 'Mickey Mouse' Buddy Hendrix can head on back to the Club House and Harry "Traveling Shoes" Turner kick the dust off of his shoes and put them on the shelf for the next race.

But for now, and it's been a long time coming, the citizens of Birmingham have a mayor they can live with.  Congratulations to Mayor William Bell.