Anybody got a light?

Took the ladies to center city today to tour city hall. OMG, it was incredible. No not the tower. No, not the sculptures. What I was amazed with was the lack of caring this building has had. There are amazing murals hidden unders many layers of white paint. There are drop ceilings covering up beautiful tile. There are doors made of multiple woods and designs painted over. There are clerks working in incredible surroundings with the most dour looks. But not in the Mayor's reception room. No way. That thing has the gaudiness down to an art form. Sure we need to put a good face forward in that area. But on a recent trip to Chicago, we saw that the city takes care of the government buildings and shows them off. And it brings tourists and interested parties to check out what the city has to offer. Instead, we wonder how we can market the crap we have instead of just fixing what doesn't work. Michael Nutter - we are so doomed....