His Dishonor the Mayor or "that wascally weeves"

Pity poor Mayor Reeves! The fearless Cambridge Chronicle has been on his case again for his high handed ways with the taxpayers' money:

"After months of stonewalling the Chronicle’s attempts to get copies of his travel receipts, it turns out Mayor Ken Reeves doesn’t have any."

Sounds bad for our chief City Clowncillor! But wait, a few paragraphs down, the ingenuous journalist bizarrely enough exculpates the rogue:

"City employees and Cambridge elected officials are required to submit receipts to the city auditor in order to receive reimbursements for city-related expenses. That process does not apply to officials with city-issued credit cards. City Manager Bob Healy, Superintendent Thomas Fowler-Finn and Reeves are the only people in Cambridge with city-issued credit cards."

Gee, if Reeves was not required to keep receipts, then, duh, what is the point of hounding him for not keeping receipts. (And, assuming he used his city credit card, aren't the credit card statements sufficient as receipts?). Of course, the question remains why Reeve made himself look like a fool by his "stonewalling."

So, there you have it: a typical Cambridge stand off: inept rascally mayor up against equally inept crusading press.