This Chart Explains Why the Nation Is Riveted By the Chris Christie Scandal

New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer just published this chart of the breakdown of constituent service requests and complaints his office fielded during 2013 ("no problem is too small for us to handle," Van Bramer writes in his annual report card):

The picture reminded me of something I recently heard another local politician say. When we asked a group of mayors last month about the most surprising element of their jobs, Nashville's Karl Dean went with a mundane aspect of transportation. "I’m surprised," he said, "at how much time I spend thinking and worrying about parking."