There are some differences between me and other politicians. First, unlike anyone else, I'm challenging incumbent Luke Ravenstahl this May. That's why I hope you'll vote for the real bobblehead by writing in "pierogie" on the ballot May 15, 2007. Second, I'm supposed to be all squishy inside. Other officials don't have that excuse ... yet they've been hiding the truth about city finances. Overlords Gutting the workforce won't help. These problems piled up over decades; cutting day-to-day services won't help. Instead I would: