Not to be cruel to Councilman Didier, but he and his City Council colleagues should take Mr. Rogers' advice, and quit trying to explain their controversial vote to rezone 6-odd acres on West Jefferson for C-2 commercial development. It was an unpopular decision that many political observers fear may cause one councilman their seat during the next election cycle. So, why keep talking about it? Quit digging!
While the media found no interest in pursuing the story of politically-connected Republicans greasing the wheels for other politically-connected Republicans, all under the watchful eye of the third-most powerful Republican in the state.....the media has had no problem offering a forum for council members to revise and extend their excuses/explanations of why they torpedoed the city's Plan Commission "do not pass" recommendation on the rezoning.
That's how the game is played. Media is giving cover to those they wish to protect.
FWMM:
ReplyDeleteThis is something I'm fining more and more troublesome - all this "apologeticism" (a new word? It DOES have an entry in the WIKTIONARY...lol)
People cannot seem to let their YES or NO stand as it is, but HAVE to explain it )often ad nauseum).
We can blame a lot of this on those who love to pick apart anything (for no reason) from the right side "of the aisle", as it were.
Good call there.
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