Earl the Pearl staying in D.C.
He won't be running for mayor, so that he can keep funneling federal money back to Portlandia for streetcars and trains to nowhere. If he gets us many more good deals, soon we'll be broke.
With Saltzman and Blumenauer both out, look for Jeff "This is the Future, My Friend" Cogen to jump in, and get the Willy Week endorsement.
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Comments (7)
Did Earl tweet his private areas to someone else, too? That apparently sunk Weiner's chance to run NYC.
Posted by Mike (the other one) | June 8, 2011 7:12 PM
Earl's idea of an obscene tweet is his SUV keys.
Posted by Jack Bog | June 8, 2011 7:16 PM
If he's really feeling frisky he sends a picture of his bow tie.
Posted by Bill McDonald | June 8, 2011 8:10 PM
Earl's idea of an obscene tweet is his SUV keys
From portlandfacts.com/earl/earlinsuv.htm
Thanks
JK
Posted by jkarlock | June 8, 2011 9:56 PM
Do as I say, not as I do!...again
Posted by portland native | June 9, 2011 6:46 AM
While you don’t need Blumenauer to run against Adams it could help if he would do one of his bikey appearances with the incumbent mayor to get hizzoner drummed out of office.
Posted by Newleaf | June 9, 2011 7:30 AM
Of course, he's not running for mayor.
Judging from his on-high pronouncements, Earl views himself as a true prophet whose vision and spotless virtue would only be sullied by actually having his theories tested in the arena of public opinion.
Earl is as close to representative-for-life as it gets in Congress, a comfortable back-bencher who can say anything, do anything knowing that he'll not be denied re-election. After all, it's been more than 30 years since the 3rd district had a competitive race.
Now, as one of the lesser lights of a minority party, Earl can continue doing what he's doing in virtual perpetuity.
Six-figure salary? Check.
Guaranteed income for life? Check.
Lifetime health benefits? Check.
Accountable to no one? Check.
Why screw all that up by running for mayor?
Posted by The Other Jimbo | June 9, 2011 7:45 AM