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At the height of his Watergate struggles, Richard Nixon famously said that the mail was running 10 to 1 in his favor. I think he said that the day before he resigned. Well, the mail is running 10 to 1 in Don SaylorÕs favor, too, though our favorite councilman isnÕt likely to resign any time soon.

Writes Bill at earthlink.net: ÒOver the years, Don has been quite sensible, until the present election. I recall when he was on the school board, he religiously showed up at all of the public functions: admirable. So this whole brouhaha is way out of context. I keep wondering if he hit his head getting into the car or something.Ó

That explains it, Bill. He hit his sensible head getting into his sensible car and is having trouble making a sensible decision that makes sense to the sensible voters who put him into office in the first place.

Writes Roger on San Juan Island: ÒOld Saylors never die, they just refuse to fade away. Give me Li or give me death.Ó

Watts that you say, Roger?

Writes Judy at comcast.net: ÒI adore Don Saylor, so anything he does is OK in my book. Besides, he seems to have a clone (heÕs seen everywhere), so we get double the value.Ó

So the solution is simple, Judy. We simply require Donny Boy to serve on both the council and the Board of Supervisors. Should be a snap for a guy who can bilocate.

Writes Rosalie at sbcglobal.net: ÒYou nailed it in your column about Don Saylor. I hope you will start a list of possible replacements for his seat. Here are my contributions: You, Delaine Eastin, Chuck Roe, Cass Sylvia.Ó

I defer to Cass. She lives closer to City Hall than I do.

Writes Martha at webtv.net: ÒI wonder why Saylor thinks he can make a difference in the welfare of Davis during the month of November, a change he canÕt bring to pass during the months between April and November.Ó

Actually, Martha, heÕs had six years to effect all this change he plans to pull off between Thanksgiving and New YearÕs Day.

Mike at yahoo.com writes: ÒSaylor is digging a very deep hole. If he thought Ôwow, next is supervisor, then who knows, the Assembly or maybe even governor,Õ forget it, Don. In todayÕs economic downturn and the city struggling with money, Don has no clue. He doesnÕt get it because itÕs not his personal money he will waste.Ó

Political suicide is never pretty to watch, Mike. A pity, too, because there are so many attractive options available to Don. He could do the right thing by stepping down early and saving us a bundle of money, then go off to Woodland to a round of polite applause. Now, even if he changes his mind, heÕs already exposed his hand.

Writes Glen at netscape.net: ÒCity employees are getting laid off or furloughed because of tough economic times, and Don, with only his frivolous mayorship on the line, pulls this costly nonsense. ItÕs very revealing. Until now, I hadnÕt pegged him as a member of the ÔMeÕ culture. I now view Don Saylor in a completely different light.Ó

The only rational explanation I can come up with for Don not resigning until Jan. 3 is that he has his heart set on being mayor while leading the holiday parade to the Christmas tree lighting ceremony downtown.

Writes Gary on the California County Streets: ÒI noticed Don Saylor declares he Ôowes it to the votersÕ to remain as mayor until January. What a selfless public servant. I think the last person on the council who didnÕt love to hear him/herself talk was Ted Puntillo.Ó

Gary, thatÕs it. YouÕve solved the problem. Don steps down early and the council appoints Ted Puntillo to fill out his term. We get a solid councilman who is much too smart to run for another term and everyone will be happy.

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