Paul Ostrow, favored contender for Council Prez crown, seems to create a new
oath of office for the incoming class of 2002 Council. He proposes they all
sign up to his draft of a cooperation pact(?), with him as the top
cooperator. Other current and future CMs, and the voters who put them there,
may wonder why a pledge of allegiance is required and to what must they
solemnly swear and sign? Barbara Johnson, spirited challenger for the Council
Prez title, asks what is up with this, as she and only 5 others hold back
there ol' John Hancocks. They hold back, but the concept of consensus
building bandied about as a reaction to voter disdain for the iron fist of
the previous Cherryhomes administration takes a nosedive. Since this
allegiance sign-up is a new concept for elected council members; I shall
create a term for the downside. Beware, Ye of little trust in the new
machine, sign now or be Ostrowcized.
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