Mayor Ralph Becker swore to serve Salt Lake City yesterday, and -- if mayoral tradition means anything -- reduce its greenhouse gasses, piss off the Legislature and stick it to the president. Maybe fill a few potholes, time permitting.
Of course, genial Ralph, who had humility rammed down his throat as Minority Leader in the Legislature, may follow a different path.
The Trib's Rosemary Winters best caught the spirit of the Ralph Revolution.
"Six minutes into Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker's inaugural speech, the beginning of a new era was evident: He stopped talking."
Last summer, when two reporters and a couple aides for presidential candidate Gov. Bill Richardson showed up for Rocky's endorsement on the steps of City Hall (Richardson never made it) -- they were treated to stem winder several times that long.