By Rose Gilhuly Santa Monica
Bill Bauer states in his column (SMDP, Aug. 28, page 4), “City Council candidates better go for the meat and potatoes instead of shoveling soufflé.” Soufflé is a lot easier to swallow than what Bill has been shoveling lately. His latest self-righteousness attack targets the “feel-good fluff in council candidates’ ballot statements” perhaps statements like these: ■ “I will support our schools and children because they must come first.” ■ “I’m for controlled growth and intelligent development.” ■ “I’m dedicated to enriching life in the Pico neighborhood.” ■ “I will bring common sense to government.” Whoops. Those quotes are from Bill’s own ballot statement of 2004, when he ran for City Council and finished in 12th place, just 94 votes ahead of a candidate who had withdrawn from the race long before the election. Alas, Bill is shoveling sour grapes.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 31, 2006. Read the original PDF.