Nolan Finley of the Detroit News had great column Sunday discussing the possibilities of an alliance between Detroit Mayor Dave Bing and Michigan’s Governor-elect Rick Snyder in the wake of a congratulatory letter Bing recently sent to Snyder.
Going forward, Finley cites that a partnership between these two men is something that can only help bridge the divisive divide that has, for too long, separated the city of Detroit from the rest of the state.
Bing has said several times over that Michigan will not succeed unless Detroit succeeds. During his gubernatorial campaign Snyder shared similar sentiments about the city and what it’s future success would mean to the entire state.
Bing says of Snyder, “I expect us to be partners in turning around the state. And the state won’t get better without Detroit.”
In the letter, Bing approaches Snyder as a partner, not a supplicant, offering his help in applying “business principles to the operations of city and state government.”
Nowhere in the note does Bing ask for a hand-out.
I’m extremely optimistic (what else is new), but for good reason. Rick Snyder and Dave Bing represent what I truly believe to be post-partisan politics. Snyder, who is a moderate and Bing, who has very little if any ties or loyalties to the Democrats are Michigan and Detroit’s best bet going forward.
I’ll be anxiously watching and waiting and hoping. Read the entire column here.
