The O'Toole Chronicles: Cat’s in the Cradle and Political Ambition
As Harry Chapin sang in "Cat's in the Cradle":
My child arrived just the other day... He'd say, "I'm gonna be just like you, dad You know, I'm gonna be just like you"
The author recalls their first term on the Cedar Grove Council, feeling they could change the world and help everyone, with unbridled enthusiasm and purity of heart.
They worked tirelessly, attending to every constituent need, driven by obsession and innocence.
Author's summary: A politician's journey from innocence to experience.
- Unrelenting energy and purity of heart marked the author's early days in politics.
- Their enthusiasm and naivety drove them to attend to every constituent need.