The Children's Hospital fiasco in Cincinnati is a great example of left wing Democrat leadership.
Children's Hospital, one of the best children's hospitals in the world, plans on doing a >$550 million expansion in one of Cincinnati's worst neighborhoods. In addition to that, they've committed $11.5 million dollars of gifts to the neighborhood to address community needs. All they need is city counsel to approve a zoning change. WITH NO REQUEST FOR ANY PUBLIC FUNDING.
^Who wouldn't want that in their city?
Enter Mayoral Candidate and City Counsel member Yvette Simpson, along with Wendall Young. $11.5 million being handed to Avondale isn't good enough. They want 5% of the development cost as a handout to Avondale and it's community organizations.
So rather than approving a deal for one of the best hospitals in the world to do a half billion dollar expansion, while the community receives a handout of $11.5 million and reaps the benefits of the expansion, the politicians are trying to hold up the deal to extort more money that can be handed out to their friends (yes, some of their friends, such as ex-Mayor Dwight Tillery, run "community organizations" who aren't getting a handout from Children's as it currently stands).
Not that I'm a Cranley fan, but hopefully this seals the deal for Simpson. Unbelievably poor judgment and corruption shown by someone who wants to lead the city. Can't imagine any business that doesn't have the resources and reputation wanting to expand in the city under a Simpson Administration.