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Thanks for the insightful comment, JohnStark. It seems that we're talking about the same thing, that as much as Solomon wants to be seen as someone who deliberates over big decisions, the results are often not good, to say the least. Your example of the lighthouse is a good one.

Take the recent fire and police contracts as another one. The council held up approval until they read the proposed agreements -- and then approved them anyway.

Or look at the FY19 budget. How many hours did they spend in hearings -- only to impose the highest tax increase allowed by law?

Solomon is going to learn -- if he hasn't already -- that the mayor often doesn't have the luxury of time to think over the options before making a call. I'm with you, I'm not entirely convinced that his time on the council qualifies him for the mayor's office -- but as others have said, the rest of the field is even worse.