Thomason Tracts

Tension mounts between Birmingham City Council and Mayor Larry Langford- al.com

The tension seems to be about the council not doing exactly what Larry wants, like massive giveaways to Children’s Hospital.

“It’s going to take some time for this council to get out of this mode of delay, delay, delay and do nothing,” Langford said. “I’m going to continue to do my job, and I just want them to do theirs.”

Meanwhile, he promises divine retribution upon Carole Smitherman for being mean to him:

“All it shows is there is no loyalty in any branch of government,” he said. “If God had wanted someone else there, they would be there. If you keep on manipulating the system, God won’t be pleased.”

Meanwhile, William Bell is still on the council while they try to figure out who’s on the County Commission, and has this to say:

“One fault of the mayor is he drops all this on the council at the last minute,” he said. “We don’t want to be perceived as a bunch of knuckleheads who don’t know what’s going on.”

Well, you’re probably always going to be perceived as knuckleheads. It really depends upon what kind of knucklehead you are.