Coeur d'Alene Councilman Steve Adams is philosophically opposed to the city using federal funds for any reason. I'm philosophically opposed to an ideologue as rigid as Steve Adams sitting in a seat of responsibility like the City Council. Early in the municipal election fall campaign last year, I predicted that Adams would become one of the worst if not the worst councilman during my tenure of 28 years, if he was elected. At the time, I felt he was more committed to Ron Paul/uberconservative principles than the betterment of the community that a council member is sworn to serve. Nothing he's done since taking his oath of office has changed my opinion. He seems more committed to national politics than he does to serving the community, unless his definition of serving the community is a knee-jerk no vote on important financial matters. His uncompromising stand on federal government led to a no vote against extending a grant administration contract with Panhandle Area Council. The contract helps the city allocate federal dollars it receives each year to assist low- to moderate-income families. Federal money is used to expand sewer treatment plants, build roads, assist low-income people and much more. Does Adams want us to pick up the tab for this work? Doesn't he realize that the money not spent here will be spent somewhere else? I have personally told the leaders of the Reagan Republicans that they made a terrible mistake in endorsing and campaigning for this inflexible, partisan ideologue for a nonpartisan City Council office. Adams' stand on using federal money to help the city of Coeur d'Alene is further proof that I was right -- DFO.