It seems that City Council President Ken Rosenzweig doesn't suffer fools gladly.  Case in point: the Mayor.

Having been exposed on page one of The Record ("Mayor packs board with donors", June 1), The Record now reports the Mayor has adopted the oxymoronic pose of one who is as pure as the driven slush.

Quoting The July 9 Record article ("Record probe prompts ethics change proposal"):

Wildes said at a council meeting Tuesday night that the law should apply to all city boards, not just the Planning and Zoning Boards.  He also suggested that applicants disclose other political connections, like whether they hosted an event for a politician.

"We have to address shades of gray," he said.

 
Granted the exposure given to his own record, the Mayor's avowed concern for ethical "shades of gray" is simply precious.  But City Council President Rosenzweig was having none of Wildes' court jester act, dopeslapping the disingenuous proposal:

We need to not make this ordinance so big that it kills it, and that's what you're trying to do.

Ya suppose?