Gone ‘Til November
Well, there you have it. Another election season has come and gone. And what kind of damage did we do with our pitiful 20% voter turnout? Well lets take a look shall we…
We kept Tim Murray on board as our Mayor, no surprises there. But this is where it starts to get interesting for Tim, does he have what it takes to pull a statewide vote for Lt Governor? Beats me. But I will say this, it couldn’t hurt the Murray camp to take on a very, very strong image consultant. My advice: suits and hair Tim, suits and hair.
One surprise, for me anyways, was that Konnie Luke’s managed to pull a second place finish in the Mayoral race, which will be very interesting to watch should Tim step down for a full time Lt Governors race. Who exactly is voting for this old curmudgeon is beyond me, I’m guessing Martians. I just hope she doesn’t let the second place finish go to her head. She’s batty enough with out a god complex.
My buddy Juan Gomez got bumped from his at large seat, which is a shame if you ask me. I think Juan spent too much time focused on the minority vote, which obviously has the ability to alienate the majority vote. Seems so simple when you turn it into a play on words. But really, what can one expect to accomplish by dividing a city based on race? If you can’t traverse traditional racial boundaries with ease in 2005, well maybe politics isn’t the place to be.
A real surprise was Gary Rosen winning back the at large seat he lost in ‘97. Gary’s a great guy, but always strikes me as a bit old school. You know; shaking hands, kissing babies and, uh… oh wait, thats it. So, yea. Lets try and make things a little more interesting this time, ok Gary? Maybe you could rugby tackle Konnie the night they swear you in. I got a Franklin with your name on it if you do pal.
Dennis Irish is no longer with us as councilor at large. Oh no, he didn’t die. But then again he didn’t exactly bring life to the council chambers. Not a surprise, also not worth much more explanation.
Former School Committee member Kate Toomey grabbed an at large seat which seemed to surprise many, with the amount of leg work she had done to get that School Committee seat I’m not surprised at all. She made herself a familiar name and it stuck. I have no idea what she stands for, but apparently that doesn’t mean much anymore.
The big shock on the City Council side of things was Joffrey Smiths win over incumbent Tom White in district one. I would be surprised to see if he cast a ballot for himself in yesterdays election as it would be the first time he’d have voted in ANY city election. Joff isn’t just a newcomer to politics, he’s a newcomer to the process. Good thing they have poll workers to show you how it’s done, huh Joff? I remember the first time I voted, only difference is I was there because I cared not because I was running. Maybe thats what we need to get a higher voter turnout in the city? We’ll just put EVERYBODY on the ballot. Good luck district one, you’re going to need it.
The contest everyone seemed to be waiting on was the district two race between incumbent Phil Palmieri and Local Labor shill Candy Carlson. Candy lost, wanna know why? Because less than 16% of the American workforce is represented by Labor Unions today. And the rest of us are dealing with the same rising costs of health care, condoms and malt liquor too. Saying your down with the workers just doesn’t cut it anymore Candy, because the other 84% of the labor force knows you don’t mean us. That said, Phil I demand you stop acting like a crazy person immediately. You turned this race into a scene from the X-Files that hit the cutting room floor. Shape up or your getting the ol’ RadioBall bitch slap.
The only other win worth mentioning, from my humble perspective, was the open School Committee seat won by John Monfredo. All you frat boys out there should take note of this one. Just because you are accused of sexual assault, over and over and over again, does not mean a political future is out of the question. Keep the faith. But now that John is in, we REALLY need a scandal from him as his wife Anne-Marie is a Tammy Faye moment just waiting to happen.
Oh! and just in case you were wondering, Bill Colman lost something. And no Rosalie you horrid, disgusting, vile wench not because he’s black but because he stands for nothing beyond painting fences and keeping me from using surplus American flags to heat my house this winter. Sorry Bill, but maybe it’s time to rethink this whole politician thing?
Post by: Brendan | November 9, 2005 | Filed Under
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That was great.. The funny thing about Bill Colman is I didn’t even know he was black. I probably would have voted for him if I knew that.. I didn’t vote for Phil cause I figured he didn’t want my high school grad/ few years of College vote.
I’m more sorry about seeing Irish go. I know his Kennedy-wannabe persona rubbed some the wrong way, but he was one of the few who would stand up to the NIMBY-driven hysteria. I’m not sure the new councilors will have such guts, but I hope they prove me wrong.
I love you Buck Paxton. Let’s get married.
No Nudnick I think you’re right. Unfortunately were a society driven by entertainment value and Mr Irish just didn’t bring it. Not that manyof his colleagues do; but I think voter the turn out accurately reflected the councils performance during prime time viewing hours.
u didn’t answer Chris
I needed a laugh today, and by God, you gave it to me. Awesome write-up.
Well done!!!!!!