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Today <a href="http://www.facebook.com/tashadoestulsablog/posts/10150193672653508">I asked the TDT community on Facebook what they would give to Tulsa if they could only give it one thing</a> (be sure to head to the TDT page and add your two cents). 

A recurring answer has been something to the effect of better city leadership. 

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An increasingly common opinion amongst Tulsans is that the bickering that has gone on at City Hall between the members of our city council and the Mayor <a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/opinion/BrucePlante.aspx?subjectid=63&articleid=20110302_63_A12_tworld743113">has reached the level of spectacle</a> (and <a href="http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=334&articleid=20110304_11_A1_CUTLIN259622">here</a>). 

While I don't think this level of petty infighting is enough to actually derail Tulsa's potential, it certainly doesn't do much for our morale. That it's the stuff of headlines that are consumed by everyone from employers looking to relocate to Tulsa to a family deciding whether to stay in Tulsa or move to Dallas is what's so irritating, at least for me. 

I'm not in the camp that believes it's city government's job to lead our city toward some grand vision of what this group or that group believes should be the future of Tulsa. I think it is its job, however, to create a climate that allows and encourages such visions to emerge and to compete in the marketplace of ideas. PLANiTULSA comes to mind - it's adoption was a good start to this end on the fronts of planning and land use.

I'm not in the habit of editorializing on Tulsa's political matters. But, as someone who has gone into the business of promoting Tulsa as one of this country's best kept secrets and has put hundreds of volunteer hours into this same cause, all in hopes to create a climate in which civic pride, experience and general awesomeness can flourish in our city, I'm starting to feel like I'm working against the bickering of the governing entities that should be dedicated to these same efforts. And it feels like a slap in the face. 

More reading: 

<a href="http://blakeewing.wordpress.com/2011/03/07/resolve/">Resolve</a> - by Blake Ewing (also, <a href="http://blakeewing.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/who-will-lead-us/">Who Will Lead Us?</a> by the same)
<a href="http://jboudiette.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/in-search-of-tulsas-voice/">In Search of Tulsa's Voice</a> - by Jesse Boudiette

These bloggers' call? First, to care about what's going on at City Hall. Another point both bloggers make, and it's one that seems to reflect a growing opinion amongst the citizens of this city, is that more than they care about who's right, they just want the bickering between our city council and our Mayor to stop. 

I'd like to offer a preliminary place for Tulsans to, as Blake put it in his post, get noisy, should they so choose. Do you care about what's going on at City Hall? Is there anything you would change? If so, what and why? 

Next, consider putting your comment in an e-mail and <a href="http://www.tulsacouncil.org/">sending it along to these folks</a> and to this guy. 