MIRABEAU: Mayor hopes votes will shift (11.4.09)

Mirabeau hears there's a good chance some members of Columbus Council will shift their votes, finally giving Mayor Jim Wetherington his Crime Prevention Director.

Mirabeau snickered when Richard Bishop of Uptown Columbus put up those pieces of urban statuary along Broadway. Mirabeau laughs no more. The art adds a signature charm to the area — a charm that would be rivaled only by the erection of a statue of Mirabeau himself at 12th and Broadway.

Win or lose in his race for his father's seat in the Georgia House, Mirabeau hopes Kip Smith will quit talking about being "a Kip off the old block."

People tell Mirabeau that state Senate candidates Josh McKoon and Ron Mullins each claim the endorsement of Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley.

Mirabeau remembers when downtown streets were filled with wig shops. Now Mirabeau can't keep up with all the bars that come and go — including another new one this week.

Mirabeau hopes the wife of political gadfly Bert Coker will pull through her illness.

Mirabeau advises Skip Henderson to run for mayor now if he intends to run for mayor.

Mirabeau has no use for them but he is finding it hard to pass up a really good deal for 100 black football helmets that are available on e-Bay.

Mirabeau extends anniversary wishes to both the Stepplechase at Callaway Gardens and the SOA Protest at Fort Benning. This is the 25th Steeplechase and the 20th chance for people to sing and protest outside the post. Mirabeau wishes he could magically pick up the horsey set and exchange them for the crowd of demonstrators for just an hour on Saturday afternoon.