Antonio and Mirthala on the Rocky Road

We really need a better class of sneaky politicians. Our mayor and half the city council are drowning in over-consumption of water. Our City Attorney can’t do a decent cover up of, well, anything—from Hilton’s special treatment in jail for driving without a license, to his wife not going to jail for un-licensed and un-insured driving.

Now Mayor Antonio and girl-friend Mirthala get “caught” shopping together. I say caught because that’s how they acted. Antonio stops and invites the picture, gallantly taking the hit for Mirthala. She hovers, then figures out that she can move out of frame. Brilliant.

Here’s the thing: The time to act guilty and ashamed is when you are actually hiding something. Now that (irony alert) His Honor is living apart from soon to be ex, and the news about him and the newsie is out, stop acting as if this is clandestine. If you act guilty you send the message that you are now, and will forever be, guilty.

Ms. Mirthala, don’t go out in public if you don’t want to be seen. There is no cloak of invisibility. The way to turn the cameras off is to invite them in. Yes, a paradox, but like the Purloined Letter, it is best to hide in plain sight and brazen it out. If you and Antonio are going to be an item, embrace it. Own it. Go to movie premiers. Be seen at exclusive boites. Study the example of former mayor Riordan before he married his most recent ex-wife.

And about the excessive water use. Too late for cold showers.