"Legend" Dan is running for mayor
And of course, his buddies at Portland's moribund daily newspaper can't wait to show their love.
But Dan won't run if his BFF Jeff Cogen does. "Mom says she can't afford to bankroll two campaigns."
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Comments (12)
Ugh! This city desperately needs a transfusion of new political blood.
Posted by LucsAdvo | October 23, 2010 6:14 PM
Saltzman isn't the type to lead--but that didn't stop Adams from getting elected.
I'll make a prediction early: Adams won't run. He'll move out of town.
Posted by ecohuman | October 23, 2010 7:44 PM
My sentiments exactly.
I mean, what was our alternative last time?
I'm not voterly-apathetic, but I understand why people are tuning out. As Mark Russell once said, "If God had meant for us to vote, he would have given us actual candidates!"
Posted by Samuel John Klein | October 23, 2010 7:45 PM
So, after Michael and Santino, is Fredo really the only choice? What about Tom Hagen and Connie?
Posted by Peter Apanel | October 23, 2010 9:14 PM
We could do worse than Saltzman. He might grow a spine if he was sitting at the head of the table.
Bonus: legal sex workers!
Posted by Mister Tee | October 23, 2010 9:22 PM
"He might grow a spine"
Puh-leeze, Randy will steam roll anyone else on the council.
Posted by Steve | October 23, 2010 9:41 PM
Given the choice, I'd vote for Saltzman before I'd vote for Cogen, Francesconi or Leonard. Any other likely candidates out there? Too bad Ted Wheeler fled to Salem.
Posted by Frank | October 23, 2010 9:44 PM
I've got a better idea:
Directly elect the major bureau heads and their budgets:
Police
Fire
Water Sewer (separate from water so we can vote on the budgets separately)
Urban Renewal
Sustainable development
Then only one race can talk about crime and
only one can talk about water bills and
only one race can try to sell us on tax money for urban renewal condo bunkers.
They mayor can run on all sorts of feel good stuff that will be meaningless because we will vote on the "feel good stuff" budget as a separate item.
Thanks
JK
Posted by jim karlock | October 24, 2010 1:05 AM
Put a derby on Saltzman and he is another Stan Laurel. Always has been and always will be an invertebrate.
Posted by Travis | October 24, 2010 1:04 PM
JK: How about electing commissioners by Bureaus? You'd have a Police Commissioner, a Public Works commissioner, a Transportation Commissioner, etc.? Finance/Budget, maybe ...
Posted by Roger | October 24, 2010 3:03 PM
Until people in this city wake up and work to stop only "insiders" from holding office around here, we are doomed to continue being the City That Works us over.
Posted by clinamen | October 25, 2010 3:48 PM
What happened to Earl's bowtie? I figured he wore it to bed.
Posted by Mister Tee | October 26, 2010 6:13 PM