The volunteer ordinance ends with handcuffs for Squitiro and more embarrassment for Kansas City if Mayor Funky doesn't stop his stubborness!!!

I'm not trying to predict the future.

I'm not a prophet or a prognosticator.

But I can see the writing on the wall and one of my favorite pastimes is "contemplating the ifs."

These two headlines (and the great articles) say it all . . .

Mayor, council on ‘collision course’ over volunteer ordinance - By the way, Lynn Horsely and DeAnn Smith did a really great job with that story despite the fact that Mayor Funky is suggesting a vendetta (from the same company who got him elected).

Mayor vows to ignore ordinance that forbids his wife from volunteering in his office

Now, let's look at "the sitch" . . .

As TKC reported previously, the legal department at City Hall is hinting that Council people shouldn't communicate with Gloria Squitiro regarding this whole mess for fear of jeopardizing their standing in the MammyGate case. Therefore the plan to influence one City Council person at a time isn't working and doesn't look too feasible FOR A MAYOR WITH ALMOST NO POLITICAL CAPITAL!!!

As of now the Council has a majority that will override a veto.

If the ordinance passes the Mayor promises to arrogantly, stubbornly ignore it.

He put himself in a no win situation here because if he does the right thing and abides by the council he will then look weak. On the other hand, a promise to ignore the City Council i.e. the City Charter he swore to uphold will be a more serious offense than he realizes.

Should the ordinance pass, should Mayor Funky "ignore it" there is one fact that he's overlooking.

THE CITY MANAGER RUNS CITY HALL AND COULD HAVE GLORIA SQUITIRO ESCORTED FROM THE BUILDING!!!

Furthermore, this isn't really Mayor Funky's neck on the line . . . It's Gloria Squitiro that faces some pretty major embarrassment and there's no word whether or not she's going to ignore the ordinance and face getting thrown out on the street like a hobo.

But make no mistake . . . There is the definite possibility that the Mayor's wife could be thrown out in what might be one of the most embarrasing displays this town has ever seen.

Of course, for entertainment value, I'd love to see this nightmare scenario play out and attract the attention of national news media . . . In fact, the only reason I'm blogging this right now isn't to put the situation in perspective and hope that a warning gets back to Ms. Squitiro (because not even I like seeing an old lady thrown around) but rather to put the keywords out there and go on record if this does come to pass.

Sadly, TKC's grave dancing could be avoided if the Gloria Squitiro would simply show some common sense and Mayor Funky would abandon his stubborn attitude. And all of this makes me wonder if the Mayor has learned anything from his tenure so far.

Kansas City lost millions when the Mayor wouldn't simply dismiss some racist old woman who quit on him in the end and then wrote a nasty, crazy letter to prove how wrong she was for any position of authority in Kansas City.

The Mayor had to be slapped publicly by almost every Black leader in Kansas City before he was forced to back down regarding the City Manager's contract.

And now the entire council is forced to settle the Mayor's lack of control in his own personal life . . . Think about it, elected officals in this town must get involved to separate Kansas City's Co-Mayors in order to enforce some form of accountability for volunteers. There is no rational argument for Gloria Squitiro to stay at City Hall. She has not been a part of progress in Kansas City and she has done far more damage to Mayor Funky's Administration than any outside force could have ever hoped to accomplish.

I've written this before and it now needs some repeating . . .

GLORIA SQUITIRO MUST GO!!!

Mayor Funky's failure to realize this not only speaks to his arrogance, stubborness and ineptitude but his lack of desire to uphold his duties and the best interests of Kansas City.