SN&R > Columns > Bites > On the racks > 09.17.09:
"What followed was two weeks of political theater that didn’t need to happen (see “Recuse me!” SN&R Bites, September 10, and various Snog posts). But maybe theater is exactly what Johnson was going for. There’s a certain nasty flourish to his politics. Attacking Teichert, or yanking Councilwoman Sandy Sheedy off of the powerful Law and Legislation Committee (because she didn’t tow the strong-mayor line), what he lacks in policy he makes up for in aggression. It can be exciting to watch, but it’s not exactly good government.
Bites asked mayoral spokesman Steve Maviglio, over and over and over again, what possible reason the mayor had for refusing to disclose this important information for two weeks. But Maviglio wouldn’t bite, instead placing all the blame on Teichert."
"What followed was two weeks of political theater that didn’t need to happen (see “Recuse me!” SN&R Bites, September 10, and various Snog posts). But maybe theater is exactly what Johnson was going for. There’s a certain nasty flourish to his politics. Attacking Teichert, or yanking Councilwoman Sandy Sheedy off of the powerful Law and Legislation Committee (because she didn’t tow the strong-mayor line), what he lacks in policy he makes up for in aggression. It can be exciting to watch, but it’s not exactly good government.
Bites asked mayoral spokesman Steve Maviglio, over and over and over again, what possible reason the mayor had for refusing to disclose this important information for two weeks. But Maviglio wouldn’t bite, instead placing all the blame on Teichert."
