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Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.

We need to find a way of having a conversation across the parties on how you fund local government.

It's our job as economic developers in the state to make sure any prospect receives all available incentives.

People are not really interested in what politicians talk about, but what they are really interested in is how their hard-earned tax money is spent.

That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city.

Politicians make decisions in favor of their interest groups or their supporters back in their hometowns.

The bottom line is that we have entered an age when local communities need to invest in themselves. Federal and state dollars are becoming more and more scarce for American cities. Political and civic leaders in local communities need to make a compelling case for this investment.

I would argue that one of the issues which the public should be much more emphatic about with all politicians... is patronage, appointing people to high positions because they supported your campaign or helped you raise money.

We need to focus on the speed with which local governments can work with businesses.

It's not just politicians. Any spokesman for a vested interest is well schooled in how to say what it is they wish to say, which may bear no relation at all to what you've asked them.