Milwaukee Alderman Jeff Pawlinski was charged today on three counts of mail fraud.

The Common Council continues to tarnish whatever image it has had in recent years. People wonder why Mayor Norquist has been able to make as much progress as he has in this city without the council getting in his way. It's because the council has been an ineffective institution. The few leaders on the council have been overshadowed by inexperienced idealists on one hand and corrupt politicians on the other.