Before we allow tweeting about the next mayoral race to push Natwar Gandhi’s impending resignation out of our collective consciousness, I want to wager on his legacy and suggest a few ways to maintain the District’s fiscal health in the coming decades.

First, the wager: If Nat Gandhi gets charged with any crimes by local or federal officials for the way he conducted himself during his dozen years as D.C.’s chief financial officer, I will eat this column and every one that mentioned Gandhi over the past year. Since Gandhi and the District’s finances are two of my favorite subjects, that would be a full meal of newsprint.