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> I didn't write the original comment, so I didn't say I "wouldn't be caught dead".

Fair enough, I wasn't paying attention.

> It's far from obvious to me that working for local government means working for "[my] community", especially in my rather scandal-plagued city.

How do you think it is that governments get this way? It's because the people who care about the community don't take part, so it is left to the people who want to exploit it.




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