The Power of Three

Ecclesiates 4:12 tells us that a " cord of three strands is not easily broken." This is true in issues relating to marriage, and it's becoming evident that it is also true in politics. It seems that our city has had a voting block of three for a long time. When Gregory Cooley was mayor, the voting block was referred to as The Killer B's because Butch Davis, Barry Waites, and Ben Winston would kill any agenda item that offered competition to their businesses. Later, we had a voting block that was known as Team Tabernacle, and this group was comprised of Miriam Holder, Quincy Rogers, and Terry Cannaday. The unity of this group was depicted as being racially motivated, but it was not a matter of race. The other alderperson, Eva Nell Busby and Stanley Rayborn (in my opinion) based their votes on race. They created the us vs. them mentality. Miriam Holder was voting according to the law, and others on the board would have been wise to follow her lead. That's why I stated that a sign of true leadership is the ability to Show, Grow, and to Know. Miriam possessed all of these traits, and it was evident that she made decisions that were best for the City of Lumberton, which is why she was able to transcend from the position of Alderwoman at Large to Mayor of Lumberton.
Now that we are about to hit the one year mark of the Holder Administration, it is evident that we have yet another voting block of three. They are Bobby Gibson, Kent Crider, and Timothy Johnson. So, I wonder what colloquialsim would be used to describe their alliance. They could be called Aaron's Army, Ben's Brigade, Paul's Puppets or they could simply be referred to as the Oreo Trio. We shall see, since the jury is still out on that question.