Why Can't We All Get Along?

Mayor Dan Mylott heaped another hot scoop of anger on the City Council today during his press conference. You can check it out at the Fitchburg Pride website, and sooner or later the video will be on FATV.

Clearly, this relationship isn't going to get better, at least before Nov. 6, and probably never. That's too bad.

Here's the thing: For a long time, when councilors have talked about how their hands are tied on money matters, I've talked about taking a stand and rejecting Mylott's moves until he does what he's told. "Can't do it," I've been told. "Too hard to do," I've heard. I've asked Donnelly about it directly, and it came up on my last appearance on "Politically Speaking" (Sept. 27, also on the FATV website, I believe).

So, last night they did it. Not sure how they're going to pay for some of the things they need to pay for eventually, but they made their stand and made their point to Mylott. What happens next is unclear -- both in terms of Mylott's reaction and the aforementioned paying for things like unemployment costs -- but one thing is clear: When the council is motivated enough, it will flex its muscle and its will to stand by its guns. See, it can be done.