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As predicted, the make-believe mayor proves his complete failure to restrain himself from making delusional and false statements, like the following:

- "I campaigned for 700 days in a row spending over $40,000 of my own money to 'Cut Taxes - Cut Spending.' It worked!"

No, it did not work. The 9-0 Democratic City Council approved an FY18 budget that kept the tax rate level [not lower], raised anticipated revenue [i.e., taxes], and unrealistically anticipated a 99-percent tax collection rate over the objections of the city's finance director. Taxes and spending were not cut in FY18 -- and, going by his party's city council members this year, they are not being cut for FY19.

- "The 80,000 taxpayers that are paying the tab spoke LOUDLY to their City Council and 29 attempts from Mayor Avedisian to raise taxes were unanimously defeated!"

No, former Mayor Avedisian did not make "attempts... to raise taxes." The amendments to the FY18 budget were submitted by the city council and reduced the proposed $300+ million budget by $750,000. The make-believe mayor, then, is lying about his own party's city council members and their true votes on the FY18 budget.

- "I'm exceptionally proud of my campaign. We finally broke the routine of 'tax-and-spend' year after year."

No, the make-believe mayor's failed 2016 campaign did not influence the city council's decisions. None of them ever mentioned him or his campaign in their votes -- which, as proven above, did not lower taxes or spending in FY18. The make-believe mayor is creating a fake narrative about the budget process.

- "Challenge: Dear critics, Either offer a better idea or shut up! Fair enough?"

One better idea: The make-believe mayor should stop lying to voters.

Another better idea: The make-believe mayor should identify where the spending will come from to fund his giveaways.

The best idea, which thousands of honest, taxpaying voters already have: Overwhelmingly reject the make-believe mayor again, giving him the distinction of being the first candidate in a generation to lose to two different mayors.