SLIP SLIDING AWAY

From the FRONT ROW Ruston council meeting 1-22-08:
Are they a THING?
Arriving early for Ruston Council meeting 2-22-08 I went up early to get my front row seat. In came Bradley who immersed himself in the town's bills until Wayne arrived. Amazing how enamored they are of each other, smiling and goo gooing. Even arranged to sit by each other.
A major point Ruston observed civility and decorum for 100 years before the advent of the TACOMA CABAL and the implementation of CABAL RULE. Under Cabal rule all the towns business is conducted in secret in violation of the OPEN MEETINGS act. The first rule of order is settling GRUDGES, fermenting LAWSUITS. ANNEXING to TACOMA and harassing, hamstringing the Mayor while usurping his authority.
When the meeting started Bradley, now the anointed one, speaker of the CABAL, immediately notified the public (citizens of Ruston) they would no longer be allowed to comment on town business and general public comments would be limited to two minutes at the end of meeting on a time available basis and subject to adjournment if any of the CABAL trifecta felt annoyed. Furthermore, the anointed one told the Mayor he could no longer speak directly to them unless requested to do so. The Mayor folded with a groveling thank you Bradley. Isn't feudalism great now we have a self-proclaimed KING OF RUSTON.
Bradley also appointed himself chairman of the committee of one (surely they didn't conclude in violation of the Open Meeting Act?) to handpick the new council member to replace Bob Everding? Boy that will be fun on March 4th! Which CABALER will they pick, stay tuned?
Then his buddy Wayne pipes up demanding the Mayor provide full-time police protection for himself and Brad. Not clear whether Dan also needs police protection. Does that include escort service to their cars?
So much for FREEDOM OF SPEECH and the U,S, CONSTITUTION, in the newly organized police state of RUSTON.
Wayne is now the senior council member at two years plus. In his two years his remarkable achievements were uttering two words: SECOND and ABSTAIN. But we now know he is able to speak and his new mentor is Dan Albertson for seconding . Proves the old point you don't have to have a functioning brain to run for the town council.
Dan's big moment was eulogizing bully Bob probably the worst person ever to be on the town council. He started his career off by bullying the town clerk for, pause, quoting him correctly in the meeting minutes. Good luck we wish him in future endeavors but goodbye, good riddance.
Dan's next big moment was on a business item to cancel "professional contract with DAVIS PAYNE GRIMM & MARRA who apparently represent the town on legal matters in which the town lawyers are recusant . Hope I got that straight I got distracted and missed the outcome of this business item,I think it was withdrawn. The main point Dan had to be told that if this passed the town would be without legal representation in ongoing lawsuits in which the town was involved. So much for free legal advice.
The validation of these "hand it out can't take it crowd"? They were yelled at in the Special Session to eliminate the town's volunteer Fire Department in favor of Tacoma. The only ones supporting their efforts to turn the town over to Tacoma were the Cabal so , of course, it got pretty heated when Dan Albertson started his cross examination of Fire Chief Don Torbet in a rehash of a rehash of the fire committee report.
But wait a minute remember back when the council returned from Executive Session and decided wisely to forgo further action against the COMMENCEMENT condominium project. The poor Mayor was so distraught he forgot to turn on the tape recorder so I only have yours and mine memory. Immediately every member of the CABAL present and they are usually all there, rushed to the front directly at the council screaming "DO WHAT WE ELECTED YOU TO DO over and over!!!! Believe me that was scary but there was no reaction from the CABAL council members. Contrast that with the loud comments by the RUSTONIANS. CABAL RULE apparently does not include FAIR PLAY. Gotcha Rustonians!
That's it from the FRONT ROW for today. See you next time if they don't close the meetings to the citizens of Ruston.
What are you a dummy, whose town do you think this is anyway?