An actual letter received by Isthmus, in response to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz's Aug. 13 cover story, "In Defense of Madison":
"Your overly glorious portrayal of Madison, together with your arrogant stance in front of your bike, leve [sic] no doubt as to what type of mayor you are and why you should be defeated next election.You omit altogether dicussing [sic] the social engineering you would like to do of Madison's population in general into an almost Stalinist like world where apartments or condos, mass transit and bicycles are the norm and autos are virtually phased out as a means of transport under the guise of 'coexistence.'"
Because these insights were anonymous, they did not make it into our letters page. But we did pass them on to Mayor Dave, who responded incredulously: "Stalin rode a bicycle?"
