"People over Politics" or "Special interest over the People"

In response to a post I wrote yesterday regarding Mayor Boughton's half-hearted response to the firing of over 60 employees at the Danbury Corporate Center by the Matrix Corporation (a.k.a. the SAME corporation that's sponsoring the 2009 Mayor's Cup, I received this release from Democratic mayoral candidate Gary Goncalves.

"I regard this scenario as disheartening and I feel for the employees that lost their jobs. While the Mayor may be a nice guy, this is another example that he has abandoned his original campaign theme of "People Over Politics" in favor of special interests. Given this harsh economic time, our municipal leaders should be very concerned about not only attracting new quality jobs to Danbury but also retaining jobs already in place. In my mind, a Mayor needs to be the "champion" to lead the fight for his constituents."