John Rakolta Jr., a Romney family member and Romney’s financial
national co-chair for Mitt’s 2012 run for president, is in trouble and the
State of Michigan is thinking of helping to bail Rakolta Jr. out. Rakolta owner of Detroit-based Walbridge
Aldinger Co. won the bid for the Wayne County Jail project from scandal ridden
Terry Mullins. In the past questions were raised on methods Rakolta used to get
the Wayne County contract for the new jail. 100 million dollars has been
already spent on the jail and an estimates of an additional 65 million dollars
in cost overruns will be needed for completion.
Not good news for Wayne County Executive Ficano, he now has
another scandal on his hands. Alas! Could there be hope on the horizons
helping to subdue the coming jail scandal, a dark knight riding to the rescue?
Enter Dan Gilbert, the Detroit Greek Town Casino owner. With the jail build massively over budget and
behind on completion date, Gilbert, a
Romney insider, has offered to bail Wayne County out and buy Rakolta’s jail
folly for a new casino – or should it be said another casino in Detroit. All are waiting for Gov. Rick Snyder’s, another Romney
insider, decision.
Detroit is rapidly becoming a Romney Pottersville with
Detroiters finding it’s not such a”wonderful life”.
