What To Do When There's No News
8:10 AM - Link to this article.
The Mercury News had a legitimately astonishing revelation today. Did you know that someone, somewhere, considers Pete Constant to be a viable Mayoral candidate?
This shocker comes in an 861-word piece (I counted) that delineates the areas of contention between Sam Liccardo and Pete Constant, and which ends with a typically hypocritical quote from Tom McEnery.
But before we delve into the meaty parts of the story, however scrawny that meat might be, please be aware, Mercury News, that it's obvious you didn't have anything else to write about. Unless Internal Affairs is now a daily column for Josh Molina, there's nothing to this article beyond this: a moderate Democrat and a conservative Republican disagree. Really? What a scoop! Just a tip. When you have nothing to write about, try contests, Google fights or making graphs. I've heard those work. Now, on to the article's contents.
First of all. Pete Constant is not a contender to be Mayor. This ain't Wasilla.
Fact is, San Jose is a heavily Democratic city, and Pete Constant hews pretty closely to the conservative strain of Republican. He would pretty much have to be in a three-person race against two incompetent Democrats. (Which, of course, is how he won his Council seat.) But consider this - San Jose chose perhaps the most conservative of its choices for Mayor in 2006, and that guy is a strongly moderate Democrat.
Liccardo, on the other hand, definitely seems viable. He's got a strong base. He's sharp, has a good resume, and knows how to play both sides. And I know Constant will call me sexist for saying this, but he ain't bad-looking either.
But time will tell. San Jose's track record with Mayoral elections has its bright moments and its turgid, festering embarrassments. Which reminds me.
McEnery, for one, said that the bickering is OK, as long as it doesn't morph into "mean-spirited" personal attacks, which don't sit well in Silicon Valley.That's a quote from the article. And, yes, it refers to Tom McEnery, whose nasty, negative blog makes personal attacks that are solely "kindness-spirited".
See, hypocrisy like that you can flesh it out to 861 words. Maybe tomorrow.
Labels: hypocrisy, Pete Constant, Sam Liccardo, The Mercury News, Tom McEnery
5 Comments:
So Molina (again) goes to lobbyist Tom McEnery for insights into the political discourse of our city.
Does Tom McEnery now work at San Jose City Hall? If not, why does has have such close relationships with two San Jose councilmembers that he could even comment on their personal relationship and policy disagreements?
Oh, that's right - McEnery is one of our city's most influential lobbyists who has successfully bullied Mayor Reed and top department heads into giving him millions of our tax dollars to improve his private holdings while our streets and sidewalks remain in disrepair.
Pickles still get my vote!! Mayor Pickles Olivario is the leader at this time!
You left out the funniest bit, Mayor Reed considers both to be smart and alike in many ways. As far as I can tell, the similarity ends with each being male and councilmembers.
One has a global perspective and is implementing local practices to move San Jose forward, the other hopes to move backwards in time. One works with all residents the other seems to play best with developers.
A few other differences?
One can't button the top button on this dress shirt and the other one...well, let's just say that the other one can.
One is a Republican and one is a Democrat.
One wants to ban materials from your public library to "protect kids" and the other actually did protect kids without censoring anyone.
One thinks this organization is forward-thinking and speaks for San Joseans:
http://www.vac.org/aboutvac.html
the other probably doesn't...
One is late for meetings and plays with his crackberry during meetings. The other has five kids...
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