Yes, traffic was a mess as gawkers slowly meandered through the city looking to convert someone else's trash in to their treasure. But our travels were worth the effort.
First: we saw numerous people wearing "Ernie Brown for Mayor" tee shirts. For those who want to finally wake up from the nightmare of the previous four years, that was a great sign. While we score Mr. Brown as a slight favorite in the mayor's race, we have always believed that a Brown victory will require a nearly-Herculean effort. It looks like that effort is now fully underway.
Second: we overheard numerous comments about the corrupt and incompetent incumbent Martin:
- "How can Martin hire his personal attorney to work as the city attorney? Now we have to pay him. That stinks!"
- "More than a HALF MILLION DOLLARS for legal expenses?!?!? What's wrong with Martin? Is he nuts?"
- "Dan Goodenough did not deserve to be treated that way by that scumbag (Martin). That was the end for me."
- "Martin is a LIAR."
- "Martin sucks."
- "Martin absolutely sucks."
- "Martin can't suck enough."
You get the picture. The feedback we have been receiving for the last few weeks indicates the miscreant Martin is getting the same picture as well.
Third: Sources inside the civic club report that that the usual suspects we call the "assclowns" and "asshats" are beginning to sing a different tune about their hero Martin. Yes, we also find it hard to believe. Some on the civic club board of directors were caught planning a hateful hatchet job against any Martin opponents just a few months ago, after all.
So what have we heard? Well, the most notorious asshats are saying, "Irvin Callery moved to Villa Hills to straighten things out". Could it be? Is it possible? Are some of these assclowns finally recognizing the fact that Martin has made such a mess of things that the city government does need to be "straightened out"?
We'll know in about seven weeks.
