Willamette Week is currently running insider info from former Sam Adams insider Roland Chlapowski that — and this is the part of the article that actually matters — makes Beau Breedlove the one who pursued Adams, not the other way around, lessening the possibility that Adams violated any actual laws. The sidebar to this story is that Chlapowski was once a major Adams aide and now believes he's been shunted off into the wilderness. Despite this, Chlapowski does something unusual in this day and age: He vouches for Adams rather than seeking vengeance.

Which is very cool and possibly one young man's way of being self-serving:

Chlapowski says he expected Adams to bring him back onto his staff in January when he took office as mayor, but he says Adams broke that promise.

On Jan. 22, Adams moved Chlapowski to the newly created Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, which is now laying off staff. There, he is doing research on peak oil but says he feels Adams has abandoned him.

“I put so much blood, sweat and tears into Sam’s success,” says Chlapowski. “I went from being his right-hand man to being disposed of.”

Hyperbolic, but understandable. Adams needs to get this guy in a better job, because this is one smart cookie. He refutes Breedlove, to Adams' benefit, while also letting the mayor know he is not a happy camper. Unhappy campers have a way of turning from supportive to vindictive: "Don't dispose of me, Sam; I've got your back here — for now." I don't know if that's Chlapowski's endgame, but that last sentence is ominous. (Although I hope Chlapowski would understand that to move him back to a more prominent position might be seen by the sharks circling Adams as a political move to protect the mayor. Chlapowski may just have to accept he's not going to get the job with the mayor he hopes for. And I hope that does not induce him to change his story. Keeping the good faith is always a good idea, no matter what others do.