Wallace the Browned-Nose Councilor

[XLFD]

Last year, the one pleasant surprise of the elections was that a councilor-chosen councilor (Wallace Cain) representing the Fifth Ward and doing so seemingly oblivious to his constituents, was opposed in his first election as a chosen-incumbent and was defeated by somebody who has shown a lot of initiative, dedication, and promise in their first year.  

Cain asked for a recount since he had only lost by four votes; due to the small amount of voters, this small gap did not automatically trigger a recount.  So nearly a year ago, a lot of election officials broke open the ballot box for the Fifth Ward and diligently counted, finding there was no mistake made:  Angela Serna won by four votes.  

In the previous city election, Kaye Holman had a bit smaller margin of victory over Cheri Rozelle for mayor, and never asked for a recount.  Cain put on a good public face in defeat, but the Flora-craft executive, seems to have actually avoided having to pay his statutory share for the cost of the recount he ordered up.  Showing once again that he cared little for the good folks of the area who footed his bill.

I had thought about a Christmas related bit of fun ribbing Wallace, but he was still in office for the rest of 2018 and I didn't want any lame-duck policy directed at me during this time of his frustrations.  Cain's sense of loyalty is commendable, unfortunately it seems more one-sided for the city corporate rather than its citizens.  A good councilor should have their loyalties properly balanced, or erring on the side of those they are supposed to be serving.  

With that refreshment of what happened last year, here is a reworking of a classical Christmas favorite commemorating Wally and his service to the City.  Of course, it's satirical and is meant for entertainment value only, and is often dependent on the rhyme pattern of the original verse:  "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".  This familiar ditty, after the intro, has each line (except for one) with exactly seven syllables, which is challenging when you want to be fair to the verse and to the lampooned person.  

A tradition over the last ten years on the Ludington Torch is to have some Christmas-themed fun, often at the expense of public officials and/or their policies.  This is the first for this year, we will have another one closer to the big day.  As normal for these altered-versed songs, we have provided a video to help you sing along with the revised lyrics, click that on before you start reading.  Please enjoy this soon-to-be Yuletide favorite, "Wallace the Browned-Nose Councilor":

You know Holman and Rathsack and Engblade and Weston,

Brent Scott and Dykstra and Harper and Larsen,

But do you recall,

The most inane councilor of all?

Wallace the Browned-Nose Councilor,

Had a very grimy nose,

And if you went to meetings,

You would see just where it goes.

Most of the other councilors,

Chose him for the Fifth Ward seat,

They never thought this yes-man,

Might suffer a big defeat.

On one fall election night,

Votes came up four short.

"Wallace with your nose so browned

Won't you ask for a recount?"

Though all the council loved him,

'Cause he'd never disagree,

Wallace the browned nose councilor,

Lost by four, he's history.  

Not by one, nor two, nor three.

[shinblind]

Hahahahah. 

Isn't that seat up for reelection in 2020?  Wonder who will be anointed as the council's favorite candidate? 

[Freedom Seeker]

While I find this ironic and am not a fan of such ridicule Trumpesque or not, I find it very unfortunate and disconcerting that the city council and clique seem to be brown-nose modus operanders. Except for the recent freshness in the one who defeated the subject of this ridicule.

[Freedom Seeker]

P.S. your verbal metric is commendable.

[Willy]

Hilarious X. Your poetry skills are as good as your math skills.