That leaves Flounder [Rob Ford], who presumably decided that since none of his voting bloc watches TVO he could just let loose and be himself, which from a certain perspective is fine because Rob Ford is an asshole, and the more people who know that, the better. I really want to find a more eloquent way to say that, but there simply isn’t one: he’s just an asshole, a vile self-important asshole with tremendously few redeeming qualities. A strong work ethic and dogged adherence to your political philosophy just don’t make you a decent human being and they sure as hell don’t make you capable of running a city.
Tonight he was in rare form, preening himself as he explained that both the provincial and federal Tories had tried to recruit him, sneering when Paikin suggested that maybe he could try to say something pleasant about George Smitherman not once but twice, putting on his I-don’t-get-it face when recalling why he had to apologize for “Orientals” and then making it clear that he still doesn’t get it by explaining that he wasn’t being racist because he believes in a positive stereotype rather than a negative one.
But right now he’s the alpha dog. Rossi has no chance of winning because his entire campaign right now is his resume and sucking up to conservative voters who don’t want to vote for a Liberal backroomer. Pantalone has no chance of winning because he’s David Miller with all of the minuses and none of the pluses. Smitherman probably can’t win because, go figure, everybody still remembers last year’s giant scandal. Thomson probably can’t win either because she comes across as too inexperienced. And… that’s all we got, unless an eleventh-hour white knight jumps into the fray.
Rob Ford is an asshole, and if he wins he’ll likely be the worst mayor in Toronto’s history.
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