I have not exactly gone out of my way to cozy up to City Council Chairman Vincent Gray. To the contrary, I have sought opportunities to point out how often he has knuckled under to Mayor Adrian Fenty.

Last week I predicted that he would decline to reprimand Marion Barry, after the Ward 8 council member was accused of giving shaky contracts to his lover and taking kickbacks in return.

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