Speaker Chen Chien-chih said that the council had thought that Mayor Chen Shui-bian, as a former representative of the people, under-stood how difficult it was to be such a representative and had for that reason suggested the pension proposal. The speaker said they hadn't realized that they were dealing with a wolf in sheep's clothing and that the proposal was an attempt to make them look bad.
議長陳健治說，議會原本以為市長陳水扁擔任過民代，瞭解民代工作的辛苦，才主動提案送審，沒想到是黃鼠狼給雞拜年，陷市議員於不義。