Perhaps it’s ironic that one of history’s greatest satirists offered a stone-cold dose of conventional wisdom.

“With great power comes great responsibility” was something French enlightenment writer Voltaire famously idealized long ago. 

But when local leaders – whether council members, mayors or commissioners – opt not to follow that nugget of wisdom, all hell breaks loose.

Which leads us to Wimberley and the disaster that’s permeated its city government....