BITS 'N BITES
For, and from, the man in a morning flurry:
- Carol Taylor's not running again provincially so that she can glide into the mayor's chair is the worst kept gossip of the last 8 months. I cannot tell you how many hundreds of people have sworn me to secrecy on this scoop.
Fine. Carol will make an excellent City Mayor. She won't bring any particularly enlightened policy to the table, but she won't have to. First, she will rid us of the That Pest, The Nutty One, and second, she is a first rate manager, former city councillor and the wife of a former mayor. She knows how the machine works.
The sooner, the better.
- I have avoided the Ian Bush story from the beginning, because I felt I just wasn't there to witness what really happened. However....the result of the commission investigating this death somehow doesn't quite feel right. Perhaps we are being influenced in our reactions to this conclusion by the YVR Taser Murder. It just seems so improbable.
- The Mulroney -Schreiber story is so sordid and unseemly. Insiders have told us that M's wife, Mila, was and is a "money pit," and that M was always worried about paying the bills. Nevertheless, how could a man this smart and this experienced on the world stage take $100,000 in cash from anyone under any circumstances? Stupid, stupid, stupid.
- Kudos to the Sun Editorial this morning for 2 pieces: 1)They remind us that the Premier, when Mayor of the City, launched a suit against the province for Expo Line insults and hardships to citizens. Now, on the other side of the Line, he sings a different cracked tune. 2) They add to our often expressed outrage at the total dysfunction of this administration with regard to Children & Families. To see this tepid little furry toys for the Olympics gathering all that misplaced adoration and press coverage, while Children at Risk are ignored is sickening and the best barometer of Campbell's focus.
3 comments:
Hi David. Gordon Campbell is turning into another Glen Clark. A one man road show. The next BC budget will show us why Carol Taylor is quitting.
David,
Your comments about Ms. Taylor and your later posting of Sam Sullivan's latest lunacy have combined to make me very happy if she runs for mayor as an independent. In fact, though I've never worked on a political campaign before, I will gladly do so for her (just like I was ready to for you).
For me, Taylor running gets rid of a huge problem and prevents an even worse one from getting control of city hall.
Robert
P.S. I heard an excellent description of Premier Campbell. Are you familiar with those new radio ads from GM? They feature a fellow known as the "GM Random Celebrity Guy". So how about this: "Premier Campbell, our Random Celebrity Premier"!!!
David, the problem with the Ian Bush report seems to be (1) I think the man who wrote it is ex RCMP, and (2) suddenly the RCMP are now showing a photo of the young constable(who killed Bush) with his face bash in. My question is this: if this is a legitimate photo, why wasn't it shown at the inquest? Can anyone prove the date on which this picture was taken?
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