They managed to stay on message thus far and needed to keep this soothing mood, at least until Sunday (with the help of a compliant media).

Things were working so well and they were so triumphant and full of themselves, at the end they couldn't help it: someone eventually spilled the beans and the spell was broken. Folks started waking up and suddenly realized the place stinks to high heaven...

They would have gotten away with it if it were not for this meddling Borloo, and also the decision to raise the minimum wage by a bare 2%: this sure was a cold shower.