October's Second "This Week in Tools"

Or How I ended up saving Atlantic City.

Recently, I posted a story about the "Runaway Mayor" on my blog. See Here

So, after my rip-roaring exposé , the mayor came under increasing pressure to do something.

I'll be honest here... he sent hit men after me. I was able to fend them off using a variety of self defense techniques and classic slap stick maneuvers. Needless to say, pies were harmed in the making of this blog.

Anyway, after this botched coup on Something Clever, Atlantic City Mayor Robert Levy was forced to resign.

The only disappointing aspect in this debacle is that now that he has resigned, it clears the way for the City Council President William "Speedy" Marsh to assume the role of mayor. His name is "Speedy." I'm just saying Atlantic City should never be allowed to vote again. Ever.

Oops, the mayor's a felon.

So, I came across this story this weekend:

Atlantic City mayor drops out of sight

Under federal investigation for embellishing his Army service in Vietnam, a groggy-sounding Mayor Robert Levy called in sick at City Hall, climbed into his city-issued Dodge Durango and seemingly dropped off the face of the Earth.

So, that was pretty entertaining. Apparently this guy called in sick and hasn't been heard of since. But the truly interesting part of this story is that the main reason he did it was because he was under investigation for lying about his service. And then the story continues into probably the most awesome part:

The mystery and the gathering scandal over Levy's military record have worried civic leaders in this seaside casino resort, which has a long history of corruption, with four of the last eight mayors busted on graft charges and one-third of last year's nine-member City Council in prison or under house arrest.

Half of the past mayor's and a third of the most recent city councilmen have been in trouble with the law. Hell, that makes Huckabee look like a saint.

Seriously, I am one for supporting democracy and all, but how many times do you strike out before just say, alright, that's enough?