Former City Commissioner - get used to the title

It would seem that some of those presently on the Brownsville City Commission have their sights set on offices that they cannot possibly win.

At first, this looks puzzling. Why would someone run for another office when they have the incumbency advantage built in to running for reelection in their current office? The answer is simple when you examine the psychology of the situation.

Nobody like to be sent to the showers on a clear evaluation of their job performance. If one is beaten in a race in a different political environment, they don't feel faulted or blamed: It wasn't their fault, their opponent had xxx machine lined up, or we couldn't get our message out there, or.... a million excuses. The truth is they are taking a cowardly approach to avoiding judgment. If you know you don't stand a dog's chance in hell of being reelected because the people hate you for being childish and ineffective, just don't run again. Don't waste the people's time by muddying the waters of an elected slot you can't win either. Leave. Go home. Spend more time on your day job, but get the hell out of local government.

You know who you are, and we do, too. Avoid the charade, because we will laugh all the harder for your chalking up TWO failures.

"Of course I know. It is my business to know." -The Merovingian