"Under Stemler’s watch, GLI’s demise accelerated, apparently without the board exercising any sort of oversight."

Here's a disclaimer: I probably care more for the health and well being of AB InBev's board of directors than the institutional disposition of Greater Louisville Inc, which to me is little more than another collection of clueless suits who should be wearing striped garb and breaking rocks somewhere for the public's fun and profit, rather than pillaging for their own.

Having divulged this shocking truth, Terry Boyd's assessment of GLI's leadership void makes for unintentionally hilarious reading.

Terry Boyd: Who will lead Greater Louisville Inc.?, by Terry Boyd (Insider Louisville)

Nature abhors a vacuum, and for the moment, Louisville has a stunning leadership vacuum.

Greater Louisville Inc. president and CEO Craig Richard has been on indefinite leave for more than two weeks.

Before there was a public confirmation of his absence, our sources tell us Richard had kept a peculiarly low profile for the leader of the city’s economic development effort. In the last three years, GLI’s finances and standing have declined precipitously to the point sources tell us his successor inherits a crisis situation ...

Boyd subsequently surveys the list of possible kingpins, and provides this rollicking, all-purpose punch line:

... Kerry Stemler, the current GLI chairman. We nominate him under the Colin Powell rule of “you broke it, you own it.” Under Stemler’s watch, GLI’s demise accelerated, apparently without the board exercising any sort of oversight.

Ah, yes. The bridge giver. Is Alcatraz still accepting new clients?

The multi-talented Kerry Stemler can screw up wet dreams on BOTH sides of the river.

Sifting through the weird breathlessness of Insider Louisville typically takes some doing. One of the site's latest fixations has been purges underway at Greater Louisvile Inc (GLI), which is Louisville's version of One Southern Indiana (1Si), which in turn suggests that a source for discounted Hazmat suits would be very much appreciated if I'm to keep reading about the wonders of besuited enrichment.

Wait ... what's the smell? It smells like a garden-variety Quisling to me.

CEO Craig Richard’s letter to GLI members reveals first details about staff cuts, budget issues and travel freezes

 ... These changes were not made lightly or in a vacuum. Communication with GLI’s Chairman of the Board, Kerry Stemler, and members of our Executive Committee on these decisions were ongoing. I appreciate their full support as we implement these changes and cost-saving initiatives.

Let me get this straight: Stemler gets to poison more than one well? On both sides of the river? Too bad we're not a tri-state area; he could pull a hat trick -- or a rat trick.

Just savor this prime bit of vintage oligarch-speak gibberish as he explores efficiencies and body cavities at GLI.

Sources: ‘Bloodbath’ at Greater Louisville Inc., with at least 25 percent of staff dismissed, by Terry Boyd

 ... “There were two catalysts for organizational change at this time – the post-recession business dynamics and the new leadership agenda of our president and CEO Craig Richard. We’ve been able to identify efficiencies within the organization and create a structure with an increased focus on economic development and member services.” Kerry Stemler, Chairman of the Board, Greater Louisville Inc.

Writing like that is so incredibly bad that it makes one pine for the halcyon days of Benny Breeze. In comparison with Stemler's nonsense, Tea Party screeds read like Thomas Jefferson. It makes Bob Cesar look visionary. More gin is demanded.

Posterity is going to be very unkind to these lemmings. GLI and 1Si will be consigned to the ash heaps they both richly deserve to inhabit. Meanwhile, future generations will be asking:

Why'd they let a second-rater like Stemler dictate anything beyond a mobile phone's voice mail message?

Another example of Greg Fischer's non-existent "leadership."

Is there a civil administration in Louisville, or does the university run the city?

I can't recall a Louisville mayor so prone to charging feebly in multiple directions,  perpetually sounding those silly fox hunting bugles, all at once, without every really doing anything at all apart from prattling about the leadership he refuses to exercise.

Whether you are in favor of the NBA, against it, or have no opinion, Fischer's performance to date has been a prevaricating debacle. M*A*S*H's Frank Burns has met WKRP's Arthur Carlson, and they're conferring at a barracks with F Troop. A better example is the mayor's namesake Freddy Fischer from the British television series Pie in the Sky, but I realize this is an obscure example.

Look, just pick something and do it. Anything will suffice. Really.

Mayor Greg Fischer: ‘Who me? I NEVER pushed the NBA in Louisville’, by Terry Boyd (Insider Louisville)

The guy who’s been out front in the effort to bring the NBA to Louisville took himself out of the game, today.

No, not attorney J. Bruce Miller.

Miller is still going full speed ahead, with several prospective National Basketball Association team investors.

I’m talking about Louisville Metro Mayor Greg Fischer, who walked back – no, ran – from his previous support after Greater Louisville Inc. released the NBA market assessment it commissioned from PriceWaterhouseCoopers.