CARTOON of the DAY: That's (Not) the 'Spirit'!

Crain's Detroit Business - June 27
With forced resignations and firings getting so much media attention in Detroit's City Hall, Mayor Bing seems to be having a tough time stabilizing his staff, let alone making progress in improving the city. While this cartoonist remains optimistic about the Bing administration, it would be good to see some team "spirit" Downtown!
That's the Point!

Off the Drawing Board: I offered two different takes on Detroit Mayor Bing's city hall struggles to my editors at Crain's Detroit Business this week. The first, which became the final above, had an alternative gag, with the Spirit of Detroit offering his resignation to the Mayor. My second idea focused on the "run government like a business" theme that both Mr. Bing and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder ran on. While he's had his rough moments, overall the idea seems to be working better for the Governor than the Mayor!