Falls Church’s “Citizens for a Better City” leadership might have done better than to have called its annual meeting and feed for a time that did not directly conflict with the televised Redskins-Cowboys game last Sunday. But some pundits hypothesized it was done on purpose to get a better read on who are the CBC’s “true believers.” The solid turnout of those willing to rise from their couches and walk away from the football game, or from the Cup of China Grand Prix figure skating finals on ABC, made for a lively, interesting and newsworthy event. For whatever reason, the traditional potluck format gave way to catering by Red Hot & Blue, maybe as a statement to differentiate the group, because of the recent spat, from the City’s Democratic Committee, which also traditionally does potlucks at its annual Jefferson-Jackson Day fetes in the spring. We can only guess.
