Good thing Marilyn Devaney won that recount

Even if the recount may, itself, be recounted, because otherwise, what would Paul Day have to do with himself on Tuesday nights when the Watertown Town Council is in session?

... She huffed, she puffed, she whined, she rolled her eyes and shook her head so hard that I felt concerned for her spine. She asked the town attorney for a ruling in voice that just reeked of "but you said I could have a white pony". The lawyer did not tell her what she wanted to hear, which means we'll need a new town attorney, I guess.

At one point, someone (Clyde, if I remember) cut her off in the middle of a rant and she bellowed, "BE RESPECTFUL!" And I tried to keep it in, honest I did, but I hooted out loud. It's just about the funniest thing in the world for Marilyn, who cuts off pretty much anybody she cares to because it's her God-given right to do so, to even attempt to chide someone for being rude. ...

More from Lisa Williams:

... Mrs. Derkazerian's testimony was preceded by an embarrassing inside-baseball wrangle between At-Large Councillor Marilyn Devaney and the remainder of the council. The council wanted to bring the issue forward as a resolution, while Councillor Devaney brought the issue forward as a proclamation. Resolutions are not signed by individual councillors, while proclamations enable individual councillors to associate their name with a particular issue. ...