Yes, anyone who works for the council should equally represent all the views of all nine council members, who frequently disagree. Also, they should never have worked for any other elected or political official before. So the ideal candidate, by your standards, has zero logical or political skills and zero work experience. Neat!

Dom quit trying to create drama when there's so much there already. Dan's a great choice for the following reasons: he looks great in a tie, he stays awake using a banned energy drink called Brain Candy, and he can tweet the fuck out of the boring shit council does.

This is so silly, it's not even news. It's an *interim* gig, as in the Council is currently down a key staffmember, and thought it smart to bring in someone who knows the issues, the staffers and the Councilmembers themselves.

Hey I know, they should hire someone that has no idea what's going on, has zero connections to any of the nine Councilmembers or their 27 staff and doesn't suck... good luck!

plus i hear that the last communications manager used to drink red bull, which gives you wings. do you really want your pr staff to have wings? brain candy has shown to be just as effective at keeping you awake at public hearings without the undesirable avian side effects.

Seconding @14 - All evidence I've seen suggests that Dan has an awesome relationship with the whole council.