That brings me to the heart of the article and my experience so far being elected to the County Council. So far, it’s been about "Nothing". I could hear Jerry and George sitting around after a Council meeting, "so what happened today at the Council"? Well, we enacted a civility code". A civility code, wow, you guys are really gearing up for big things". " What else"? "Well, there’s this developer that has a piece of land called Monrovia Town Center, he’s passed all the APFO requirements, he’s putting up millions in new road improvements, he’s offering a school site, a fire station site, he’ll pay millions in impact fees and taxes Jerry". "That’s great George, new houses, more economic activity, schools sites, fires station sites, what’s not to like"? "We denied it Jerry". "What, you denied it, why"? Well Jerry, you know how you feel about Newman………of course, I hate Newman…….and that’s how we feel about developers Jerry". " See Jerry, this legislative stuff isn’t that hard………..remember when I pretended I was an Architect Jerry, remember when I said I planned the addition to the Guggenheim"? "Yeah, I remember, it was a total lie George". " That’s right Jerry, and politics in Frederick County is no different, the average person doesn’t even pay attention, it’s great".

"So, what else are you doing on the Council Georgy boy"? "Well, Jerry, we have brought about legislation on ethics reform". "Ethics reform. Why"? Is it because you denied the Monrovia developer his due process"? "No Jerry, developers don’t deserve due process". "But George, isn’t that unethical"?" You see Jerry, we are in the majority on the Council, we decide what is ethical and unethical, boy Jerry, you would make a lousy politician". "Who’s helping you with this ethics reform"? Do you remember Kramer’s friend, Thor Eckman"? "Eckman, he was doing time for shooting an unarmed man in a closet George". " He’s out Jerry, he got out a few months ago". " You put guys like Eckman on the ethics task force George"? "Why not Jerry, who would you suggest, some slick talking guy with a checkered past like Jack Klompus , who railroaded your father out of his Presidency of the HOA at Del Boca Vista"? "Well, no George, it wouldn’t be Klompus, nobody would be dumb enough to put Klompus in charge of anything". "Really Jerry"? " You know George, if this ethics thing passes, you, as a salesman at Vandelay Industires, will not be able to sell latex to the County any longer". " Jerry, Jerry, Jerry, you don’t understand, we Democrats are in the majority on this Council, we can do whatever we want, we have four votes all the time, it’s just those in the minority we screw Jerry, don’t you get it"? " How do you get away with that George"? " We have the media on our side Jerry, the media……….we’re like the bubble boy Jerry, everybody loves us because the media tells them to love us". " I can’t believe you get away with it George". " Jerry, we just give the public the, it’s not us, it’s them routine". "It’s not us it’s them routine, how does that work George"? " Jerry, with the media my friend, all things are possible".