
Click through for cartoonist Lisa Benson's take on who calls the tune in Detroit (though maybe no longer in Washington).
After the jump, Pat Oliphant peers into a possibly not-too-distant future.

Click through for the writing on the ... plaque.
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So the mayor-elect says he'll keep Jessica Tisch as his police commissioner. What do we think of that?
Mayor-elect Mamdani must face down the placard class to regain control of New York City streets.
Advocates are hoping for better luck next year as local transit authorities warn of service reductions, and the funding ask may have an ingenious solution.
It's exciting that the mayor and the president will meet. Plus other news.
The price of a yearly Citi Bike membership has grown by 77 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars since the bike-share program launched 2013, the Independent Budget Office said.
And more people bike than drive on the Brooklyn street!