Seattle City Hall just hasn’t been the same since TIM “THE SHARK” CEIS arrived in January 2002 as Greg Nickels’ deputy mayor. Ceis personifies the take-no-prisoners style of politics that is the overarching characteristic of the Nickels administration. A veteran of more-partisan political settings like the governor’s mansion and the King County Courthouse, Ceis brought the 10,000-person city bureaucracy to heel and intimidated the City Council. His most famous enforcer moment came during last year’s budget process, when the council unexpectedly voted to cut the mayor’s budgetin a year when huge cuts were being enacted citywideand Ceis threatened to withdraw mayoral support for a fire engine at Green Lake. City Council members Jim Compton and Heidi Wills quickly changed their votes. Now that’s a shark who isn’t afraid of showing his teeth! We asked Ceis to give us his own personal Best of Seattle picks.George Howland Jr. TIM CEIS’ PICKS BEST RESTAURANT FOR SHARK FIN SOUP: “Really bad idea. Sharks are our friends and should not be eaten.” BEST RECENT POLITICAL READ: Warrior Politics by Robert Kaplan. BEST POLITICAL MOVIE: Wag the Dog. BEST DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2004: Bill Clinton. BEST PLACE TO SEE WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SEATTLE POLITICS: Wild Ginger at lunch. BEST PLACE TO RECOVER FROM A LOSS: “Don’t lose.” BEST WEAPON: “Do your homework.” BEST REALITY THERAPY: “Cheering for my daughter’s basketball team.” BEST VACATION SPOT: “Anywhere cell phones don’t work.” info@seattleweekly.com