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Range  Re: “Time To Step Up  It has been clear for some time
that Wharton is not very adept at running a government. He is a
nice fellow but his experience is in the legal field and that
doesn't necessarily prepare you to head a major governmental
administration. When he was county mayor, there were a number of
experienced people who had been around for years who guided the
government and kept Wharton from making major mistakes. For the
most part, that situation did not exist when he got to City
Hall. One of Herenton's strengths was that in coming into an
office he always kept a large number of experienced people from
previous administrations who were effective in governmental
operations. However, by Herenton's last term or so most of those
people had left city government. It appeared that a number of
successors that Herenton picked for appointment were not as
skilled at their jobs