Inlander: Going Maverick w/Minnick

Roughly 30 people came to the George’s house and packed into the living room as Minnick and Kennedy moved near the Christmas tree. Minnick stood with one arm folded and the other gesturing — a posture reminiscent of Ed Sullivan. And his jokes were about as funny. “Mike was my campaign manager when I ran for the Senate in 1996 … I gotta tell ya, his five-vote margin was a lot better than what Mike got for me against Larry Craig!” Minnick deadpans. The living room erupts in laughter. Minnick was slaughtered by the powerful Craig. “Mike and I got to know each other well, and I did actually do him a real favor that year,” Minnick continues, building to another punch line. “He doesn’t regard all of the things I had him do as being to his advantage, but I did keep him so busy that it was the only time in the last 15 years he didn’t have another child.” More shrieks of laughter. Kennedy is famous for his large family. He and his wife have seven children/ Kevin Taylor , Inlander. More here .

Question: Do you consider Councilman Mike Kennedy to be as much of a political maverick as the man he once worked for, Walt Minnick?