tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post3457659947615856158..comments2023-10-29T05:29:58.599-04:00Comments on Right-Side-of-Lowell: Honors to Bud CaulfieldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-31917299495086742472012-06-24T21:02:11.410-04:002012-06-24T21:02:11.410-04:00The beauty of the CM model is that you're dist...The beauty of the CM model is that you're distancing the executive #1 decision-maker from the politics of the decision, whatever it may be. <br /><br />Yes, the CM's position is inherently a political one; and yes, he is subject to the collective whims of any five Councilors. BUT they also provide a layer between him and the people he serves. <br /><br />That's how you can get truly difficult things done. If something is politically difficult, but if people who really *get* the issue would admit in private that it should happen, the executive can go ahead with it, take all the barbs (and even the faux outrage from the 'Board of Directors' who get quoted in the paper) but his job remains safe. <br /><br />Strong mayor has its advantages, of course, but you've got a more difficult, and more political, decision-making process there. The decision-making calculus is happening on a shorter timeline, and short-term pandering may start mattering more than what's best in the long-term.The New Englanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06201310505648616855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3046628493283608233.post-48490642137474819742012-06-23T10:52:37.786-04:002012-06-23T10:52:37.786-04:00The Editor should know, the writer gets to choose ...The Editor should know, the writer gets to choose the brand.<br /><br />When the name appears on the birth certificate, honor the wishes documented.<br /><br />Besides, neither Campi or Pangi have a "y" in thier names. For ethnofidelity sakes, I refuse to anglicize folks for the benefit of readers that choke on vowels.Jack Mitchellnoreply@blogger.com