Robert Zirgulis just doesn’t get it.
Has Mr. Z ever used any tact in publicly proposing his ideas? Has he ever talked first to the elected officials privately, behind the scenes, to see whether there is anyone on the School Board or City Council interested in supporting his proposal?
Or does he, as it appears, just show up out of the blue and throw out what could be a very “good idea” at the local body and say, “I think this is a good idea. I think you should support it, too.” Then it publicly falls flat as a pancake. Later he writes something about how crazy the members are for not supporting his idea. Like publicly belittling them would get their support for him.
Not Likely
If it doesn’t matter to him who is the front man, the leader of the movement, he should knock his ego down a couple of notches, shut up, keep a low profile and work behind the scenes to get the Natatorium re-opened and let Scott Zeidman lead the effort to make it happen.
Political Pariah
No one in his right mind who is running for office or is in public office is going to want to be associated with Mr. Z. He is acceptable in only a small inner circle of friends/supporters. Beyond that circle, I believe he is seen as a “political pariah.”
My advice to Mr. Z is, if he really wants to see the Natatorium re-opened, just be quiet and work behind the scenes to get the job done. If he does this, the Natatorium might be opened a whole lot sooner than later.
Again, Mr. Z, it’s not the message you bring, it’s, you, the messenger who is unacceptable.
Mr. Laase may be contacted at GMLaase@aol.com
