Is he likely better or worse than Saltzman for our fair city?

Well, that’s an unfortunate development for all of us. I believe Mr. Renaud would have brought to light the serious failures of our current police commissioner, Dan Saltzmzn, as well as the council as a whole. I visited Mr. Renaud’s website, watched his videos and developed a strong trust in his abilities to represent those of us who feel this council is headed in the wrong direction, as in over a cliff. I will be attending Mary Volm’s campaign kickoff on February 10th. Perhaps she can channel former commissioner Mildred Schwab’s fiscal integrity and stop the madness!

Jesse's for a crackdown on the cop shop and against the soccer stadium deal, so regardless of how you feel about public financing, we should get behind him. I think he may have more political street smarts than Amanda did when she ran against Saltzman, so he has a chance. With his flip-flops on the beanbag incident and on the PGE park scam, as well as several other gaffes, Saltzman is vulnerable.

Well it was great fun. The campaign had over 150 volunteers representing the widest spectrum of class, race, age and ability imaginable. Persons I thought would be helpful were worthless, persons I thought were apathetic and apolitical suited and showed up.

The apex of the campaign happened today with a quote in Steve Duin's column from the president of the PPA, Scott Westerman, about what happened to Aaron Campbell, "No one should ever forget this," Westerman said: "The citizens of Portland and the state of Oregon are the ones who give police officers the legal right to use force. If there is a disconnect, the police need to educate the citizens ... or citizens need to educate the police."

Well, it's the latter, but he gets my point; and the beginnings of a strange friendship.

"Well it was great fun."

Kinda like Saltzman reign? My condolences, Danny-boy doesn't want the competition.

Poor Jack Bogdanski.

Poor Dave Lister.

Since there are no viable opposition candidates to any of the incumbents, I'll have to write in Jack and Dave for one seat each in the primary and the general.

Futile, but better than skipping t each contest.

It still sends, though at a very ow volume, a message to the "Ins".

"Well it was great fun".

So much fun, in fact, your volunteers didn't bother to follow the rules. Pesky things, those rules.

Sorry you'll miss the "fun" of being a Commissioner.

Nonny Mouse, a stronger, more democratic message could be sent were the CoP and other duly constituted bodies requiring elected officials to provide a "None of the Above" option on the ballot. A successful candidate would need to attract the affirmation of more than the number of voters choosing "None of the Above" over the available options.

By the way, career commissioner Saltzman is certainly providing a powerful argument for term-limited municipal offices.

Gardner --

Whie we wait for you to get the Oregon constitution amended, I'll sti write in Jack and Dave.

The "None of the Above" mechanism for which I have argued provides that if the "None" option draws more votes than any candidate for the office, the office remains unfiled, and, any person who was a candisate for that office in that election is permanently barred from ever seeking elective office in Oregon, or any county, municipality, yown, or special district formed under Oregon law.

The end of the career politicians.