Like a rat fleeing a sinking ship - Helmke to leave Brady Center.

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Good riddance to bad garbage.

Big question... is who would be foolish enough to take his spot?


:bounce: :woohoo: :bounce: :woohoo:

Former mayor undecided about next step

Former three-term Fort Wayne Mayor Paul Helmke said Thursday he'll step down July 10 as president of the Brady Campaign and the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

Helmke, 62, said he's undecided about his next career move and whether he'll stay in Washington or return to Fort Wayne, where he maintains a home. Helmke, a Republican, was Fort Wayne mayor from 1988 to 2000.

July 10 marks the end of the five-year commitment Helmke made when hired as president by the Brady boards in 2006. He plans to remain with the organization through the end of July, although not as president, to help with the transition to new leadership. Brady Vice President Dennis Henigan will serve as acting president while the Brady boards search for a new leader.

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20110623/NEWS03/110629752/1066/NEWS03

[beevul]

1. Hennigan needs to go next.

Hes even worse than helmke.

In fact, the whole misguided org needs to fold.


Like you said, good riddance to bad garbage.

[ileus]

2. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

3. re: ...who would be foolish enough to take his spot?

From a movie, "I don't interest myself in "why". I think more often in terms of "when", sometimes "where"; always "how much"."

That's how a lot of politicians (and criminals) think. ;)

[Katya Mullethov]

4. Holder ?

He's more than qualified , and has the courage of his convictions .

[gejohnston]

5. $600K to write a couple of op eds in Huff and

go on Fox once every couple of years, hell why not? It is not like there is a huge grassroots to organize or anything.

[rl6214]

6. My birthday is July 9, that's a pretty good present.