Through the looking glass (updated)

the jury is still out on whether Maplewood will truly have a genuine city manager search process, with significant citizen input, or whether the PAR group and the Council majority will “manage” the process to produce a manufactured, predetermined result. November 2008 Maplewood Monthly City Newsletter (large pdf)

Longrie passed out copies of a résumé to the four other elected officials. City Council member Will Rossbach, visibly bewildered, voiced the question on everyone's mind: "I guess, to put it simply: Who is this guy?" A portly man in a dark suit appeared at the podium and introduced himself as Greg Copeland. "Do you know this person?" Rossbach asked the mayor. "Do you know Greg? Greg, do you know the mayor?" Beaming, Copeland replied in the affirmative. "It's okay to know the mayor, right?" he asked. "Not necessarily," Rossbach said. "Oh, not necessarily," Copeland repeated. "Oh dear." As anticipated, the Maplewood City Council voted to oust Fursman by a 3-2 margin, with Rossbach and Kathleen Jeunemann casting the dissenting votes. The same measure simultaneously installed Copeland as interim city manager. Welcome to Maplewood, City Pages, March 14 2007

Update:
As long as we are remembering Paul Demko's work, here is a piece in the Minnesota Independent from September 2008 speculating about who might have been on McCain's short list. (h/t FB)