Political Intrigue is not that intriguing

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Thieves and Robbers of Every Stripe and Nomenclat...": That was not the only odd thing in those elections. Who decided to let Giambrone run again? Completely nuts. *************************** It was an oddity in the last election in the last election as well. Gambrione appeared on a platform complete with partner to give the appearance of stability and respectability. It took the betrayed lover he had been entertaining on the TTC chairman's couch to burst that bubble. It wasn't the only revelation that reflected badly. His TTC expense accounts did not show to his advantage. He was a candidate for the Office of Mayor of Toronto. He apparently believed his conduct would never be discovered. Unlike Rob Ford who had several, Golden Boy Gambrione never had a Code of Conduct complaint filed against him. A common mistake among would-be life-time politicians is misunderstanding and underestimating the intelligence of the electorate Disrespect and betrayal of trust are personally and keenly felt, like an intuition. Betrayal is the greatest and least likely to be forgiven or forgotten. Trust is not given lightly. When David Miller won the Mayor's office previously he brought a broom to the stage and waved it about. For all he accomplished ,he might as well have wrapped his leg around it and circled several times, the point of the C.N. tower in the twilight. When he announced he would not be a candidate in the next election, he choked on his own tears.He was thinking of his mother. He had learned nothing. When Adam Gambrione had to step out of the race, Miller expressed heartfelt regret because Gambrione was an "excellent" candidate. The disgrace did not feature in his estimation. We have seen that lack of comprehension in Aurora, this term and last. In his last post, Councillor Abel noted the casting-out in the last election was about the SLAPP lawsuit. He's wrong about that. He demonstrates his lack of understanding of town affairs then and now. But he is not alone. It explains why programs initiated by the last Council, like Culture for all at Aurora taxpayers' expense have have continued uninterrupted with even more money provided by this Council than the last. The NDP obviously had no candidate in Scarborough -Guildwood and already a week into the campaign. They know more than any other party about the importance of flying the flag. Gambrione would have an organization easily pulled to-gether. More important still would be the campaign funds collected for his previously abandoned attempt still likely be in the safe keeping of the City Treasurer and available for use. Votes he received would be die-hard NDP supporters and people who could not stomach voting for Liberals or Conservatives but others too angry at the Liberal betrayal to boycott the ballot.