Vae victis!
I knew a guy who was head of a municipal commission, a paid job with some responsibility. He showed up for work one day and found there were two new appointees to his commission. These guys were appointed after a change in an election and my guy sat down with them to explain the responsibilities of the job, to the clear discomfort of the two men. Finally, one interrupted and said he understood this was a "no show" job, a political reward, and they would not be available; they had other, real jobs. My guy quit on the spot.
Here the incumbent mayor has been defeated and the resignations are pouring in. The new mayor, understand, is of the same party, he just has different friends. There will be chaos and despair, then everything will settle down to a new baseline incompetence.
But not without a lot of disruption and a lot of heartbreak. Is this any way to run a railroad?
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