HE DONE DID IT NOW.

You have to admire the man. No one, to my recollection, has made such great use of the "mayor" job title as Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Of course, he has to be the Mayor of Detroit. Who else could lead a floundering city back to greatness? I mean, if you can have wild parties, support a large entourage of pals and take recreational vacations on the city's dime, you're doing all you can, right? No way. You also need to sleep with your subordinates and leave a text-message trail documenting your infidelity.

"Don't worry baby, they can't track text messages, those are in the computer phone."


After winning back our #1 most dangerous city in America title, in the middle of the annual hated "winter," Kwame piles on by bringing back this little scandal; thus vaulting Detroit into its firm position as "City Where No One Will Ever Want To Live, Ever."

I have to give Kwame some credit though. If I were mayor, I hope I'd have the balls to do all the shit he allegedly does. There's got to be a voice in the back of his head that says things like, "Hell yeah you should do that, you're the MAYOR!" And, "What are they going to do, fire you? You're the MAYOR!" I mean, seriously, how many times do you get to be the mayor of a major US city? Might as well make the most of it.

BACK ON TOP!

Detroit has again been ranked the nation's most dangerous city. Ambitious Flint, MI came in third, just behind St. Louis. I grew up 20 minutes outside of Detroit and in my life have spent probably ten days in the actual city. Why? Because there's nothing there; there's no public transportation--the People Mover doesn't count--and once you get outside of the main downtown area, you can tell things aren't so hot. Liquor store next to titty bar next to Church's chicken next to burned down house, on a street lined with torched cars sprouting trees through the front windshields. Not a pretty picture.

The rise back to the #1 most dangerous city in the nation probably starts with our corrupt mayor. Couple that with the complete abandonment of the city by business and commerce (except for GM, which seems trapped in those towers) and you're looking at a city on the verge of collapse. The Ford Field, Comerica Park, the casinos and a revamped waterfront were supposed to be the start of a renaissance; but when the economy sucks, none of that really matters. Money = safety. It's a simple equation.

Home sweet home.

Of course, some people might tell a different tale. I'm "from Detroit," but really I'm an outsider there. Born and raised in the suburbs, nice and safe. Which is why I'm a coward with zero "street cred."