Oh, I know that. I have a Master's degree in Political Science, and used to work for a USSA senator. Plus, back in my idealistic days, when I believed politicians really cared about us, I volunteered on numerous campaigns. My great-aunt was the head of our city council for nearly a quarter-century, and I went to plenty of meetings with her when I was a kid. Since she's been gone, the city council has turned into its own little mafia. It's a disgrace, and she would hate what her beloved town has become.

The city hall is named after her, and there is a bust of her in the lobby. I can't believe people conduct such shady business in a building named after a woman who gave her life to her hometown and who genuinely loved it. The things that go on in my hometown now just boggle me, including fluoridating our water for the first time about five or six years ago (despite a huge public outcry against it....the city council gave more weight to the testimony of the few dentists who spoke in favor of it), and supplying the police department with an armored vehicle that cost a fortune. No way does the police department need an armored vehicle....there is hardly any violent crime here (non-violent is another issue), and the money the council spent for it could have been spent on repairing the crumbling infrastructure, ESPECIALLY the roads. It's a disgrace.