DC Council Selection of Acting Chairman and Chairman Pro Tempore

[jsteele]

The Council's vote to select Phil Mendelson to replace Kwame Brown and Michael Brown to be Chairman Pro Tempore was one for the ages. The entire hearing is about an hour and a half and available on the Council's website. But, I put together a short compilation of some of the parts I enjoyed the most. This will give you a sense of some of the buffoonery that occurred (as well as a more powerful statement by Yvette Alexander):

[Anonymous]

Well, if I did not know before why I did not vote for Vincent, I know now. I did not want the BEST.

[Anonymous]

God help us. Thanks for the video.

[Anonymous]

I also liked when Jack Evans called out Marion Barry, but in his normal weirdo slimy fashion. I can't remember exactly what he said. Certainly Alexander comes across as the one that has her head screwed on straight, but come on - crying in front of everyone like that? It dragged on and on after what you see in your video. There's no crying in baseball lady. If she had kept it together or gotten MAD I think she would have been much more powerful. But at least she was a voice of reason.

And yeah - Lord help us if this is the kind of idiotic dialog that goes on at these meetings.

[Anonymous]

Jeff. And you STILL don't support open primaries.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Jeff. And you STILL don't support open primaries.

When someone -- possibly you -- recently asked my opinion about open primaries, I said the idea was "very intriguing". So, while I agreed I didn't say, "I support open primaries", I am not exactly opposed to them either. Whether I support or oppose would depend on the details. But, I think election reform should be considered. In the meantime, I think campaign finance reform is an issue we can address now and I urge everyone who is a registered DC voter to sign a petition to put Initiative 70 on the ballot.

[Anonymous]

Vincent Orange: "I am the best! I am the best!"

I knew there was a reason I felt he was a slimeball.

[Anonymous]

ROFL!