Bower was sworn in to office on Jan. 4, just hours after he pleaded guilty in a Lehigh County courtroom to escape and stalking charges for throwing a brick through his ex-girlfriend's window and slipping out of handcuffs during an alcohol-related arrest, according to The Morning Call. He was sentenced to probation.
How does someone like this end up as a town councilman?
Ego? No one else wants the job? Uninformed voters? Voters seduced by the idea of a young, fresh faced alternative? Like they were with Barack? (Couldn't resist.)
Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.
