Don't let the door hit you on the way out

It's no secret our mayor is a political novice. But no one seems to have noticed that as of late he's actually handling the Frances Semler situation quite well. Unfortunately for the mayor, Ms. Semler is also a political novice who can't read between the lines. Deanne Smith over at Prime Buzz reports that Frances Semler remains steadfast that she won't resign from the Parks Board. Aside from the fact that Aggie Stackhaus is truly the most horrible Parks Board member ever (hyperbole alert!) and shouldn't be given the dignity of a resignation, she should be publicly fired... What was I talking about again? Oh yeah, Frances Semler. Anyhoo. Look at what Mark Funkhouser recently said in regards to Frances Semler. Once again, credit to Prime Buzz. Mayor Mark Funkhouser said he understands if Semler wanted to resign after Council of La Raza and the NAACP both said they were reconsidering holding their conventions in Kansas City because of her membership in the Minutemen Civil Defense Corp. “If she feels like it’s more than she wants to deal with, I’m not going to force her to do it,” Funkhouser said. Not exactly an overwhelming take it to the mattresses show of support. "I understand if you resign" is not "I stand by you no matter what." Keep in mind this is the same Mark Funkhouser who was refusing to accept Semler's resignation just a few short weeks ago. In perhaps his best political work so far, Mark Funkhouser is saying Frances, I really can't double back on a decision I've made because it will make me look weak, but you would really be helping me out if you would resign. But is Frances listening? It doesn't look like it.