The Master at Work

Massillon's Mayor for Life, Frank Cicchinelli, visited the Stark County Board of Elections and pulled his petitions to run for a Seventh term as mayor for life. This was not s surprise.

Also joining our Mayor for Life at the elections board was Kevin Phillips, the mayor's handpicked rubber stamp who will be challenging Ward 2 Councilman Gary Anderson in the Democratic primary.

This was also not a surprise.

We told our faithful readers this would happen.

We told our faithful readers on April 7th of last year this would happen.

www.massillonreview.blogspot.com/2010/04/master-at-work.html

The Mayor for Life is recruiting council candidates, like Kevin Phillips, who will rubber stamp as they are told.

If you stand up to the mayor, he looks to punish you.

And replace you on council.

Unfortunately for Gary Anderson, he let the Mayor for Life con him into believing that it was his (Anderson's) job to negotiate higher water rates with Aqua Ohio.

Anderson took the bait.

And now Kevin Phillips can rail against higher water rates.

Brilliant.

Mayor Cicchinelli is an artisan and skilled craftsman at manipulating his opposition.

Well played, Mayor. Well played.