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AngryOnAguila, you make an excellent point. Screaming at anyone in a meeting shows an unfitness that in normal times absolutely does call for a resignation. I've gotten so use to rude violent behavior from so many beings on this planet that I actually just took it with a grain of salt. I'm glad your reminded me that, that kind of behavior shows a kind of 21st Century mental illness so prevalent today.
An apology to the whole City is definitely a Must, and the least that must be done.

While I want to criticize people in Govt for actions that I consider negligent and unprofessional, or even ignorant, I would always do that with courtesy. Sometimes I almost have to bite my tongue off. If you have ever been that one person with your hair on fire, you know what I mean, but being professional is what an adult must do!

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 8:57 pm By: Washingtonian

What percentage of the articles he's written have been directed towards Democrats? 1%? I followed him in the past year and a half on his articles. And the vast majority are spent attacking fellow Republicans. I'd also like somebody to point out to me how you win for conservative causes when you consistently alienate people.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 9:10 pm By: Rational Observer

If even HALF of what this article describes about Perreault screaming at Bobby Roberson through walls is true, he needs to resign. Full stop. I don't care what party you are or what you think about city management philosophy. You don't treat a 40-year public servant like that. This isn't politics anymore. It's basic human decency and he failed it miserably.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 8:11 pm By: AngryOnAguila

Regional Observer: Mr. Richardson does attack Democratic Socialists. Have you not seen him do so? I have watched him attack Socialist Democrats on a regular basis, and he does a pretty good job of it.

Real Republicans have been in the minority on that board for decades, so The Hood does the best he can as a Real Republican.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 8:07 pm By: Stan Deatherage

YIKES! It was already bad enough that we citizens had to worry about retaliation from the City's bureaucrats. In the future we may have to worry about lawsuits against us as well. HOw many future businesses would want to locate to such an environment?

Why would any sane group of people choose to create such a totalitarian environment for a small town with less than 10,000 citizens? I say again... Washington is broken.

Why isnt Washington Govt the topic of every conversation, every day?

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 4:31 pm By: Washingtonian

Bill: The problem for the City Council in hiring so quickly without deliberating anywhere near enough is multi-fold; however, the most important piece to that puzzle is that if the guy does not work out, it becomes very expensive to the taxpayers to send him packing because of the contract that they will all sign giving such an elaborate severance package, which is becoming the norm in hiring managers.

I hear it will be grand in scale; just like the last guy.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 1:48 pm By: Stan Deatherage

Truly disgusting! Our son, Himself a W City Councilman, strongly opposes this candidate. Your article was spot-on!

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 9:58 am By: Disgusting Our son is a Washington City

Max Perreault moved here what, a year ago? Ran as a Republican. Now he's governing like a man with a personal score to settle. The people who stuffed envelopes/made calls for him feel completely betrayed. I was one of them. Never again.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 10:04 am By: OldNorthMarket

I don't understand the big issue with waiting for a new city manager to hire the next police chief. As I understand it, the city manager works for city council and everyone else (except city attorney and clerk) in the organization works for the city manager. The new manager should get to hire his own staff, not someone hired by an interim city manager. He builds his own team and if the council doesn't like how things are going, they fire the city manager. It is like a new coach getting stuck with the old coach's assistants or the city manager hiring the assistant police chief instead of the police chief hiring them.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 8:38 am By: Bill

There are NO moderate Democratic Socialists if one takes the time to consider their voting records.

The leaders within the Democratic Socialists are liars, thieves, and Non Patriot things bent on one maxim: To deceive the public, and educate them to the point of incredible ignorance.

The electorate, writ large, must self-educate themselves to the point of understanding what is truly real, and rid themselves of these political leeches, or our Republic will not survive.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 7:12 am By: Stan Deatherage

BRABO, FRITZ AND DAVIS are liars, frauds, criminals. Fritz hates the republican party. He used the party to get elected. He hates Trump, and all the local republicans. He played you. Brabo is an absolute disgrace. The only sitting mayor in the entire country suing their own city. And Davis is a proven habitual liar and fraud. He's unhinged, and clearly mentally unstable. The whole city has turned on these three. They are the most hated three people in the city of washington. Whoever Anthony votes for is fine with me. I trust his judgement more than I do any MAGAT.

Commented: Thursday, April 9th, 2026 @ 2:16 am By: Woke