It seems that this whole exercise which went down yesterday was not strictly about political philosophy. Instead, it seems that there is another level of play going on here, in which the prize is for Anderson to possibly be knocked off as Chair of Zoning and place someone else in there. Keep in mind, the Zoning chair is a "A" list position in the Council. Those positions tend to be ones, like Budget, that attract all kinds of resources for the person sitting in that seat. Say what you will about how those resources - the fact remains that positions like chair of Zoning and Budget become attractive targets for those members seeking those resources. Thus, one of the reasons why nonsense like this happens, from time to time, in our City Council.