Great thoughts cut and pasted from Blake Batson's Perspective Ottawa but they apply equally well anywhere especially in Toronto where a lot of yer Stuff White People Like folks have their panties in a knot over Mayor Rob Ford.
I have a lot of friends who don’t think the Jim Watson victory is a good thing. Now, they are set to pounce on every little word he says and every little movement he makes and forecasting dire consequences. That is election rhetoric and the election is over. Ottawa voters have spoken and it was pretty clear, Jim Watson will be the new mayor of Ottawa.
As our outgoing mayor, Larry O’Brien said, Jim Watson will be a very good mayor for Ottawa. Although I preferred the more aggressive vision of O’Brien, Watson, along with his ten new councillors, will move the city forward. I think he’ll be a fine mayor for our city.
In four years, voters will get to past judgement on Mayor Watson’s record. Guest Blogger Tim Wieclawski has a check list of the 66 major promises our new mayor made during the election. Let’s use that as a map to see how on track Watson stays. In the meantime, until Watson is actually sworn in and starts to work on his agenda, I think it doesn’t do much good to criticize every little thing he does.
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