Unlike Eliot Spitzer, Mayor Kilpatrick will not accept responsibility and resign. Like Spitzer and many other philandering politicians before him, he called a press conference shortly after the release of the naughty messages. Like Spitzer, Kilpatrick was flanked by his tense and apparently unhappy wife, but maintained that he was continuing his job as the mayor. Unlike Mrs. Spitzer, Carlita Kilpatrick made a brief speech herself, in essence letting the world know she was “standing by her man.”

And now, a new wrinkle to inflame anyone with an ounce of common sense in this part of Michigan. This past Tuesday night, Mayor Kilpatrick gave his annual State of the City address at Orchestra Hall. The affair, of course, is invitation only, so one can assume that only his supporters were in the audience. Even so, half of the City Council refused to sit on the stage with him, and one member refused to attend at all. After an hour of rousing rhetoric, outlining what he ‘did’ in the past and would ‘like’ to do in the future, Kilpatrick ended the speech by alleging the media has falsely attacked him regarding the sex scandal, that his family has been threatened, and that his opponents are guilty of a “lynch-mob mentality.” Oh, and he played the race card and threw a couple of n-words in the speech for good measure.

What is unbelievable is that man on the street interviews indicate that many Detroiters want him to stay.

Why?

Do they not see what is going on right before their eyes? Or are they continuing to support the man not because he deserves the support, but simply because of the color of his skin?

I’m beyond thinking that this mayor is the savior he portrays himself to be with his constituents. I’m beyond cheering for a liar and a cheat. I’m beyond giving a pass to a man who has let the allure and the authority of his office get to his head. I’m beyond hoping that this man will help in a much needed economic recovery in this part of Michigan. I’m also beyond a man who seeks to divide us along racial lines just to cover his ass.

It’s obvious that Kwame Kilpatrick will not do the right thing.

And if I ever win the MegaMillions jackpot, I’m leaving this cesspool of corruption and intrigue. Even New York has to be better than here.