Mayor for Life means mayor for life

Massillon's Mayor for Life threw his hat into the ring and announced he would indeed be running for an unprecedented 7th four year term as the City of Massillon's top dog. At the end of his next term, if he wins, he will have served 42 consecutive years as a Massillon elected official.

The various Massillon insiders who predicted he would retire because they believed he saw the handwriting on the wall were wrong. The final prediction of the Massillon Review was dead wrong. In the end, we thought he would see he was in a no win situation, and leave. He did not. Only our source from deep within the mayor's inner circle, who claimed Cicchinelli would stay, was absolutely correct. We will pay closer attention next time.

www.massillonreview.blogspot.com/2010/07/big-announcement.html

We failed. We failed to heed those words we have written so often on this blog, words which now burn into our collective consciousness. Mayor for Life means mayor for life.

A Celebration

According to the Independent, "Councilman Paul Manson celebrated the decision." We bet he did. Manson is among the most faithful of the mayor's allies. The rubber stamps on council are dancing in the streets, because they will continue to have someone to tell them how to vote, because thinking causes headaches.

As Julius Caesar turned Rome from a republic into an empire, Massillon's Mayor for Life has turned Massillon into a monarchy. Please raise your glasses and join us in toasting Frank Cicchinelli, Massillon's Mayor for Life. God save the King!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBwm9X6574c