Wait one minute. Why are so many people decrying the slow pace of Mayor-elect Vincent Gray’s transition? Weren’t they the ones who claimed they wanted an executive with a more deliberative, inclusive, transparent style?

Mayor Adrian Fenty hasn’t even left city hall and already people are missing his lightning-swift governing approach. Everyone seems to be remembering that around this time in 2006, he already had selected key personnel including his city administrator, chief of staff, chief of police, and deputy mayor for economic development. He also had begun an aggressive push of his first major legislative agenda: education reform.