Cute, but boring.

Mayor Tom Potter has invited a class full of 4th graders to city hall, where three of them are giving presentations—complete with poster boards illustrating their points—to the city council.

What weighty, council related topics are the kids tackling? Jack—in a sportscoat made for a 10 year old—is talking about “fairness in sports,” Barry Bonds, and steroids. In other words, Potter invited kids to talk about irrelevant topics while dozens of adults have to sit through it and applaud politely. Shocking.

No one can hear the mumbling kid who’s up now, talking about building a network of trams for energy conservation. The mayor keeps interrupting, asking him to speak up. Poor boring kid.

Sarah’s up now, but her microphone doesn’t work at all. Too bad, because her poster is titled “METH IS DANGEROUS” in dark blue, dripping letters. And she’s talking about brain damage, and animals that end up in shelters because their meth-head owners don’t buy pet food. “Methamphetamines are an epidemic. Serious consequences are needed,” she says.