By Agustin C. Torres  The Jersey Journal

When you think of the Ward D council race this year start with the name Michael Yun.

Incumbent Councilman Yun is trying to rewrite the definition of victory by announcing that he's not running for mayor but rather trying to engineer a City Hall takeover by running a slate of "independent" council candidates - without a top of the ticket.

A pragmatic man, Yun probably understands he is an underdog in any head-to-head battle with incumbent Mayor Steve Fulop. It's easier to become the city power by taking away the mayor's ability to control legislation. Yun likes to call it checks and balances with a bit of lean toward checks. It's the kind of announcement that gets anti-administration fervor racing and sparks a gung-ho spirit among those who see Fulop as a quasi-benevolent dictator -- and I'm sure they feel I'm being soft in my description.

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