Comments on: Lisa Borders ‘reconsidering’ run for mayor

By: Kristina

Kristina — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:58:26 +0000

god help us if she wins. i have seen NOTHING to indicate that this woman has any grasp of the complex issues that face the city. moreover, she has not a lick of knowledge about the needs of individual communities. her comments at her recent townhall/campaign rallies show how deeply out of touch she is. i really dread the possibility that she could be the next mayor.

By: Mr. T

Mr. T — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:11:52 +0000

No comment

By: Atlanta at Turning Point

Atlanta at Turning Point — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:55:27 +0000

Atlanta is at a turning point and needs real change. Lisa is a fun loving enjoyable person but I have not seen her fight for anything. She has been content to give acolades and upbeat speaches avoiding the real issues. This may have been a function of not understanding them or not wanting to address them (happy to be here). Lisa, while very talented, is simply not a reformer and a reformer is what the voters are looking for.

Lisa will not reenter the race because the “business community” (aka developers) are on their heels and very much running in a different direction than the voters. The “business community” will not elect the next Mayor. The voters will mandate reform at the polls in November and the candidate that positions themselves in this regard – will win. Then we will watch and make sure they do.

By: cityzen

cityzen — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:36:52 +0000

Heaven forbid that Ms Borders would actually propose a program to get this town out of the financial disaster she has presided over as Shirley’s nod-squadder in chief. The AJC quotes her today as wondering what business we’re in. If she hasn’t figured that out yet …

You’re supposed to be in the people’s business, Ms Borders, but since you doubled as Cousins’s govt affairs VP for much of your tenure as Council Pres., your confusion is perhaps understandable.

Not really picking on la Borders. Nobody associated with this mayor or council has a leg to stand on. They allowed the finances to get out of control – with irresponsible pension raises, an unaffordable sewer capital program, TAD bennies for developers that divert scarce tax money, no attempt to gain efficiency at City Hall including by outsourcing, appointing weak heads of key depts including Finance and Police.

By: S. Dekalb Voter

S. Dekalb Voter — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:36:44 +0000

I think she will get back in. Politicians have such big egos and Borders is no exception.

The business community is trying to get her back in the race, so they won’t be made if she quits Grady.

Money won’t be a problem either. The business community hasn’t lined up behind Reed or Norwood and aren’t likely to do so. Reed hasn’t been able to raise money since January, so she probably isn’t that far behind him.

I think this sets up a run off between Norwood and Borders with Borders winning in the end.