tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post4222025333349973554..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: Mayor Maczka Shows Leadership on Palisades - ctdMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-79418986414875811232014-06-10T22:24:49.573-05:002014-06-10T22:24:49.573-05:00A reader expressed surprise that I would character...A reader expressed surprise that I would characterize Mayor Maczka's vote in opposition to the wishes of many of her constituents as "leadership." I was misunderstood. Maczka obviously failed to convince her neighbors to follow her. That was a failure of leadership. But the leadership I credited her with was her ability to get four other council members to go along with her and vote for an unpopular decision. My guess is that at least three of them (Voelker being the exception) would have liked Maczka to take a harder line but they followed her anyway. Maczka, as mayor, is the leader of a solid majority of the council. That's what she ran on and that's what she delivered. Of course, she also ran on a "no apartments near neighborhoods" pledge. She hasn't delivered on that. ;-)Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.com