Jane's growing into the job |
Senator Jerry Grafstein was perhaps not far off the money yesterday when he contended that Mayor David Miller has been the one of the "worst mayors" this city has ever had.
"(Former mayor) Mel (Lastman) at his worst was better than him at his best," says the long-time Liberal lawyer.
As honourary campaign chair for Miller's main opponent, Jane Pitfield, naturally Grafstein has a particular interest in seeing that message get out.
Yet as we spoke -- just hours before His Blondness released a set of ads poking fun, among other things, at Pitfield's "flip-flops" -- I couldn't help but agree with the outspoken senator that Miller has been a huge "flop" during his three years in office. "On all the major issues, Jane's been right and he's been on the wrong side," he said.
There's no doubt Miller's socialist regime is out of touch with the concerns of all but a small core of like-minded left-wing voters.
The mayor refuses to consider gasification to deal with the city's garbage, even though most residents are keen to pursue it; he's anti-car and has ruled out subways even though most world-class cities have a world-class subway system; he fought against a strong police presence until the Year of the Gun forced him to beef up the force and he keeps yapping about closing down the Island airport even though Porter Airlines is now a going concern.
I had to laugh, too, at some of the ads His Blondness released last night. Like the one that claims he's a "nice guy even when the cameras aren't rolling." I've seen first hand how Miller can try to bully councillors or columnists (me included) who don't see the world his way.
A recent Ipsos-Reid poll showed that 58% of Toronto voters want a change and only 30% feel Miller has done a good job. "There's a sense of malaise out there," says Grafstein.
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