Typical Janice... blame the media and everyone else instead of yourself.

The citizens of Troy have spoken loud and clear-Thank you citizens of Troy for VOTING YES-Janice Daniels has been recalled, now it is time to get down to the business at hand-Moving Forward-Thanks Matt and John and all of the people who worked so very hard to make this a reality-Y'all done good!!

Yes, yes. The evil media continually forced her mouth open to utter foolish statements. Even on her way out the door, she proves that she's just too stupid to learn the most basic of lessons. Good riddance to one of Troy's darkest episodes.

Her behavior was the reason for the recall. The media did not report anything that was not there for everyone to see and hear. Troy is a diverse city with so many terrific people. Now, we can move forward to buidle a stronger community without wasting time reacting to her antics.

It wasn't the media that forced Janice Daniels out of office. It was incompetence, not understanding how to manage her mouth much less a city. It was arrogance, believing she could brow beat anyone who got in her way rather than enter into civil, constructive dialogue (e.g. her typical refusal to invitations for interviews from any but the most conservative media). And it was lack of accountability, a rush to blame anyone but herself when mistakes were made. The people of Troy, the real majority, knew we deserved better.

It cracks me up that she honestly believes the big, bad media was out to get her. The media reported on her own actions, words, and decisions. It is the media's job to report on the activities of our elected officials and it is the job of the people to decide if they agree with those activities or not. I can't think of when the media supported or opposed the recall effort, but rather they reported what the Mayor did and then gave her a chance to respond. With the gay slur, she was given a chance to respond and told the media “I may have said something like that...I probably shouldn’t have used that kind of language, but I do believe marriage should be between one man and one woman.” (Oakland Press) She went on the radio and said "It was meant to be a joke, silly, a funny thing." (Charlie Langton) Then she told protesters "I said one word that you don't like. One word." When channel 7 tried to interview her, she was "hidden" from the camera and ran out the back door. With the incident a couple weeks ago with Mary Kerwin, her award presentation was shown in the news and she was given a chance to respond. She lied to Fox 2 and they called her on it. She then tried to spin her misinformation as "trying to help" Mary Kerwin, which anyone paying attention can tell is a lie. These are just two of the examples where the media reported the facts and she wasn't able to back up her actions. She only has herself to blame and I thank everyone who got out and voted YES!

The Media is to blame?? Her actions and words are to blame. Troy citizens are not stupid. I watched City Council meetings on TV and saw first-hand her incompetence and the inappropriate way she used her office to push her personal agenda. I am Republican, and Ms. Daniels did not represent me nor did she have the City of Troy's best interest at heart.

Free at last, Free at last! to Daniels: ciao, sayonara, hasta lavista, buh-bye, good riddance! p.s. get some mental help please

I believe there is a mental health term for people who cannot acknowledge responsibility for their own behavior. Anyone know what it is called?

Blaming the media?

Janice, please come forward with the name of the person(s) who held you hostage, forcing you to make all those stupid, hateful, and bigoted comments you've made since you've been in office.

Unreal, that she is making herself out to be the "victim"...yet AGAIN.

Maybe her good friend, Charlie Langton will give her a job...

Talk about sore winners, piling on with “gracious professionalism” (sarcasm intended). Mayor Daniels spoke the truth. The news media piled on big time and did not give her a fair shake, with much more negative coverage than positive, dutifully reporting every bit of viral internet gossip. Surely that influenced the outcome. She can hold her head high after her 52-48% loss – hardly a resounding sweep out of office. 48% of Troy voters thought she should stay.

Cathy, you sound like Michelle Obama, finally proud of her country. I’m proud to be from Troy, win or lose. And I’m proud to be an American, even though I disagree with most of the President’s policies. Like Janice Daniels, I’m not moving, and I hope you don’t either. We need everyone’s ideas here, not just one side’s. I do wish you and your friends were more civil, however. You can all take a lesson from Ellen Hodorek, who has kept her Coffee Summit promise to be polite in her disagreement so far.

Sharon, we have a Republic, not a Democracy. After the constitutional convention, when asked what kind of government we have, Ben Franklin said “a republic, if you can keep it.” We conservatives are trying to keep and improve it by playing by the rules, while liberals are trying to transform it with a “living constitution” that changes meaning with the interpretations of words.

Now it’s up to a divided council (notice the silence from the 3 conservatives who were on record as opposing the recall?) to choose her successor. I will propose a respected well known conservative to be appointed mayor. Many of his policies would be the same as Mayor Daniels but he’s more experienced with Troy politics. I’m confident he would be more discreet and stick to city business, which is all her more reasonable detractors have said they wanted. We’ll see if they walk their talk or not.

Look for my next blog post when I will name him. The extreme liberals will object, but moderates will be OK with him. It would still be 4-3 conservatives, with a conservative mayor until next November when the people can evaluate his performance and the liberals promote their own candidate (imagine that, promoting a candidate instead of tearing down someone else). It will be a new paradigm for them and keep them busy next year.

I have seen a number of people indicate their support for Janice Daniels was centered on fiscal responsibility. But that was one of the key issues with her approach; she advocated fiscally irresponsible stances. On a consistent basis. And even admitted at the League of Women Voters annual dinner that she was overwhelmed by the budget. If her stance on the Construction Manager at Risk vote had been followed by the majority of council, she would have put Troy voters on the hook for cost over runs, should they occur, on the Transit Center project. She admitted her statements about the money being available for the Library without a millage were hyperbolic. I could go on, but I think those who thought she knew what she was doing on the city budget should watch the Budget Study Sessions. She hardly spoke and gave very little input.