tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post1293161263126809970..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Rob Ford And The Peter PrincipleOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-81157743740824783232012-11-27T12:33:41.204-05:002012-11-27T12:33:41.204-05:00He'll be around for some time to come, Mound. ...He'll be around for some time to come, Mound. He says he's going to appeal the decision.<br /><br />If he's granted a stay while he appeals, he could stay put. There is some talk of a byelection -- and various legal opinions about whether or not he could run.<br /><br />He does not intend to go quietly. That's something Homer Simpson would never do.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-63316935034819480252012-11-27T12:05:20.816-05:002012-11-27T12:05:20.816-05:00Like many Canadians watching Toronto from a safe d...Like many Canadians watching Toronto from a safe distance, Rob Ford always seemed utterly bizarre. We've known pre-amalgamated Toronto for having a string of fairly sophisticated, even nationally prominent mayors and then along comes this stumblebum. The man defines "lout" and his capacity for effrontery was seemingly insatiable. Is he now safely gone? Are his polling numbers sufficiently low to ensure he can't return?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-35227539303856704252012-11-27T11:34:45.243-05:002012-11-27T11:34:45.243-05:00If Ford were a neophyte at municipal government, ...If Ford were a neophyte at municipal government, Philip, his ignorance might be understandable. However, he was on council for ten years before he was elected Mayor.<br /><br />And, as the old saw goes, ignorance before the law is no excuse.<br /><br />You're right. He's been incompetent for a long time.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-54502528645320056162012-11-27T11:28:18.364-05:002012-11-27T11:28:18.364-05:00I read a piece the other day by Frank Rich in New ...I read a piece the other day by Frank Rich in New York Magazine, Lorne. He mentioned a survey of some 43 popular conservative bloggers done by Right Wing News. The question was: "Who were the worst figures in American history?"<br /><br />According to the survey, "Jimmy Carter, Obama, and FDR led the tally, all well ahead of Benedict Arnold, Timothy McVeigh, and John Wilkes Booth."<br /><br />The Ford brothers are as equally dim witted as the bloggers.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-57596513900245390242012-11-27T11:05:22.144-05:002012-11-27T11:05:22.144-05:00I get the point you are trying to make with refere...I get the point you are trying to make with referencing The Peter Principle but Ford was incompetent as a a member of city council. Perhaps, the voters reached their lowest level of incompetence in electing him. Becoming mayor was not advancing him to his lowest level of incompetence. In fact, he became two levels up in incompetency, if not not more. In reality, he missed his calling. He seems happiest coaching teenagers in football. I wish him well at that. Tossing Pebbles in the Streamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354065895900279070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-32670935514922933062012-11-27T10:34:51.046-05:002012-11-27T10:34:51.046-05:00What amazes me, Owen, is the complete absence of i...What amazes me, Owen, is the complete absence of insight the right-wing has into their mayor's demise. To blame, as Rob and Doug did yesterday, his fate on 'left-wing politics,' 'social elites' and 'unions' is to totally disregard the fact that he broke laws. To have the view that those laws don't matter if you don't believe in them is chilling indeed.Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.com