MAYOR IN A JAR
Let's face it. Ithacans are to busy to worry about trivialities like who's going to be the next mayor of the city of Ithaca. There's a standing president to impeach, a war three thousand miles away that has to be stopped, refugees in Darfur, now the Jena 6, big boxes to shop at, a new model car year, those new Explorers look really sharp, perfect for cruising Buffalo in style this winter, whether to send your kid to school in an armored car or in a flak jacket. Decisions, decisions.
When you get right now to it, do you think that most Ithacans even know who the current mayor is? Whatcha think --one in 5 know who Carolyn Peterson is? Choosing a mayor --it's not like that's all that important a decision, you know. There are decisions, then there are decisions. We're not talkling like choosing what brand of microwave popcorn to buy, or whether to shop at Tops or Wegmanns. Those are really important decisions.
Then there's the convenience factor. Somebody in Fall Creek or up there at the U have pretty much decided who the best all around candidate is -- a safe Deomcrat, someone who can be trusted to waffle on gay marriage, spout platitudes on race, kiss ass on development, hug the shore on matters of finance. We need someone who has a proven record of not making waves, a good ole girl.
You got racial tension in the schools, cracks in GIAC, gay couples clamoring for recognition, potholes everywhere. Rinse those troubles down the drain. Reach for Mayor in a Jar. TM You got it--- Carolyn Peterson. Keep her on a shelf until you need her. She's convenient, safe, non-toxic, non-controversial, whitebread all the way.
Comments invited at: ezrakidder@gmail.com - Peace, Ezra at 6:38 AM
