A pattern of overspending in Mayor Adrian M. Fenty’s administration has some residents feeling as if they are witnessing reruns of the 1990s, when Sharon Pratt Kelly ran the city.

A repeat of a great performance is pleasurable. I can watch that marvelous Vincent D’Onofrio of “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” all day long. His character, Detective Goren, is good-looking, smart and quirky. That combination slays me.