Letter: Battle over new council seats is not cut-and-dried

Is that really true, however? While the mayor got the appointment he wanted, it did not come without a price, undoubtedly a high price. One thing is certain: It had better get paid or there will be hell to pay. The same is true for Mack, who clearly made promises to a lot of people, including the unions and the mayor. He, too, is going to pay, pay and pay.

The real winner is Sanchez. He handled himself with class, significantly raised his public image, said nothing bad about anyone, made no deals with any group, gets to keep his $78,000 a year job, and has stories to tell his grandchildren. Who knows? He may even decide to run for the Ward 6 office and win.

As it should be, the loser in this is Lynette Boggs McDonald. Despite her denials, it is clear that she broke her word, brokered her vote and publicly turned against her loyal supporter, a man whom three months ago she called her "biggest ally" and bragged that "if you take on Lynette Boggs McDonald, you also take on Michael McDonald." Somehow, I don't think that is true anymore. No comment on how the Hispanic community now feels about her.

As for the Hispanic community, nothing changes. We had nothing before this process and we still have nothing. As that sage, Yogi Berra, once said, "It's deja vu all over again."

THOMAS RODRIGUEZ

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