The Play By Play

At Wednesday's meeting in the Council Chamber , the man in the  far right corner of the  front row admonished me  from his lofty perch.

"We don't want to hear that back and forth stuff,"he said. "We're tired of all that"

I   had told the  applauding crowd  that The Presence  had told them what she knew they wanted to hear.

I thought  the man in  the corner had scored a point.  Then I remembered . I can continue this discussion on the blog.

It's such a comfort.

If the unrequired school site turns out to be the issue  the Councillor intends to hang his hat for re-election or a bid for the chair,  he can no longer do so without the rest of town knowing  his strategy.

The Auroran will tell them. I 'll fill in details with the play by play.

The buzz around town is whether The Presence is grooming the  Junior  Councillor for a run at the chair.

Or  do both  Mighty Challengers intend to  exploit the incumbent's faltering start?

Has  a   Faustian deal been made not to attack each other  but combine attacks on the incumbent.

Former Councillor and Mayoralty candidate ,Nigel Keane could  advise the Councillor  on that.  He learned from sad experience.

So...if the meeting was  a campaign kick-off  in disguise , defence men were  strategically placed in the crowd . Purpose being to shift the puck  to provide opportunity for  repeat slap shots by the candidate.

No other team  was on the ice.

The  audience was by invitation.

Not much of a challenge.

Whether or not a vacant site becomes a park  is neither here nor there .

In the grand scheme of things , the Candidate -Councillor  doesn't need to be  fully informed before taking a position.

No debate is taking place.

There  was  a rallying  cry from  Gaertner the Valiant , who rose to her full height and  called upon the crowd to recognise  The Presence .

"She who always fought for you "

It  obviously wasn't in the script.  The response was tepid at best.

So ... cynical,,,you  say.

Not so, I say.

It's a  particularly sly and virulent  but less than subtle style of politics introduced  in the community a few years ago.

It's not Aurora style.

The path behind  is littered with the fallen, from the political , administrative and  citizenry of Aurora  who  unwittingly ran afoul of The Presence and her followers, the Councillor-  undeclared- candidate being one.

They will not forget.