MassLib nails it on Menino

Why even mention this muttering about the deleted emails at City Hall when Massachusetts Liberal does such a great job finding the proper context:

Let's start with what appears to be the center of the storm -- a city attorney who doesn't know the law. Richard Sinnott has already made the mistake of thinking that you don't need to save trivial e-mails....It all comes back around to the city attorney's office (and not the state attorney general, at least not yet.) It is the responsibility of Sinnott, not that of the "overworked" Dot Joyce, to comply with FOIA requests, not to mention court orders. And insure that there is adequate and appropriate staff to handle all the lawful requests...Still and all, I'm not ready to go out on a limb about the impact of this incompetence on either the results of next Tuesday's preliminary or the November final. There is a deep and abiding affection for Tom Menino and the administration's ability to plow the snow and pick up the trash.

But the e-mail nightmare certainly reflects what happens when someone hold office for as long as Menino has -- and starts to think l'etat, c'est moi.

I like Menino, but it is clear that he's gotten comfortable...too comfortable in "his" City Hall. However, that's a distance away from replacing him. Too comfortable and competent isn't the worst thing out there, and I'm not convinced that the other three have much to offer in the competence department.