I have not talked to our newest COUNCILOR-AT-LARGE about this but I see a CONFRONTATION brewing with the CORNER OFFICE. Oh I am sure that the spirit of cooperation is in the air but the foul stench of reality will soon creep in.
Not long after taking office the limits of BRIAN'S new position will creep in. Since COUNCILORS can not add money to the budget he will quickly realize (which I am sure he already knew) that his actions will be restrained and constrained. The power of the purse is contained pretty much in the discretion of the MAYOR.
BRIAN can and will form alliances to get some things done. He will uses skills learned and perfected in his job as a TEACHER'S UNION ORGANIZER but at the end of the day the MAYOR will hold fast to her principled opposition to many of the agendas BRIAN wants to push. Although I do admire her stubborn adherence to her core principles, it's just a shame they are the wrong ones.
It's going to be a matter of who blinks first. The MAYOR has to be cognizant of the powerful message BRIAN'S mandate sent and then there is the fact I don't think she will be able to bully BRIAN like she did PHELAN. The last MAYORAL campaign was a NASTY one and the MAYOR was smart enough to have her surrogates do the dirty work.
This should be an interesting time and I look forward to writing about it.
IT ALMOST MAKES UP FOR LOSING CHUCK!
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