While reading Joe DeFilipp’s letter to the editor (Feb. 23), I noticed his glowing admiration for professionals, and his disdain for unions and the people they represent. Labor usually endorses democratic ideals. If one does something for a living, isn’t that a profession? I’d say that would make the average worker a “professional” too. That would be the worker who pays the city’s bills.

DeFillip mentioned “the old Auburn game,” alluding to special interests. The only “old Auburn game” I see is the perpetuation of ongoing pious platitudes of “we’re doing it.” The only question is, who are we doing it to? The ones who should face the people’s wishes are the council, mayor and city manager, as everyone we saw at the college, where just about everyone who spoke said “no” to the parking garage, and the mayor turned it into a “yea” over a split council, while totally disregarding public opinion.

Not a good night.

That begs the question – who are the city’s “political masters”?

I don’t think the “gang of three” masquerades as champions of the taxpayer. As a taxpayer, I find that very condescending. Those three individuals question the status quo, and they do help people and the greater city they represent.

I think the public saw those who were the “masqueraders” in the last election and voted some of them out.

David A. Rowell, Auburn