Can't tell I grew up playing in 65 mph sand storms in West Texas can you?
"I'm sure having egg on their face is a sight more comfortable than if they had done little or nothing and Dennis turned into a lion instead of a lamb."
You are so right about that. And the great thing about it is the head honcho at the base and our young (younger than me) Republican mayor will both come out and say exactly that with their sheepish 'awe-shucks' grins.
Mayor Rupp is a former news director at the local TV station and has a great public persona. He's in his young 40s and a political mover. He will no doubt be climbing the ladder to bigger and better things here in the state and possibly Washington. I hope he remembers where he came from and keeps his down-home attitude as he moves up the ranks.
Sounds like they have it all under control. The Mayor's time in TV news will help in the long run of his political career - he knows all the tricks of the trade, so to speak :)