Mayor Dean DePiero's Reply:

I missed this diary in the community pool yesterday. I think it deserves a knock to the frontpage. -Jerid

Amid all the hubub a few weeks ago about Parma Mayor Dean DePiero challenging Dennis Kucinich in a 10th district primary blowout extravaganza, I sent the Mayor some words of encourgement:

Mayor DePiero,

As a resident of the 10th Congressional District, I
must say that I was excited to hear rumors that you
are considering challenging Congressman Kucinich in
next year's primary.

I write to encourage you to run, and to let you know
that you have lots of folks in the 10th who are
standing by to support you-financially and
otherwise-should you decide to run.

The 10th district deserves serious representation; the
10th district deserves DePiero (is that a great
soundbite or what?).

Respectfully Yours,

Mark M. Jablonski
Olmsted Falls, OH

Today, I received the following reply from his office:

Mr. Jablonski,

Mayor DePiero has asked that I contact you on his behalf. Mayor DePiero appreciates your support of him, his efforts, and your kind words. He asked that I convey, however, that he is currently committed to continuing to serve the citizens of Parma as Mayor and is looking forward to his re-election this November.

Should something change, I am sure that he will maintain your information for future reference.

Sincerely,
Meghann McCall
Executive Assistant
to Mayor Dean DePiero

So what does this mean? Is Dean out for sure? Will the 10th district hand the largely ineffective, absentee Congressman Kucinich yet another term on a silver platter? I really have no idea.

It's not as if Dean's reply would be the first time that a politician was slightly ambiguous about his intentions to seek higher office.

Time will tell. If you're interested in seeing Dean run, sign the petition at Paul and Ryan's Draft DePiero site here: www.draftdepiero.com