The Mayor's Race...Cont'd

...while we do not know if for certain Cassandra Hernandez will run for mayor, it is almost certain that someone else is...

….Oscar Leeser. 

You gotta hand it to him.

He left the Mayor's office right before he had to raise taxes, and now wants to come back!

"When I was Mayor I never raised your taxes!"

It makes you wonder.

"Max, you're being an asshole the Leeser was sick."

Yea.

I'm not buying it.   Look at John McCain, Dick Cheney, or in your own backyard Dolores Briones....all people with serious health issues, but none of them quit their jobs.  Public office makes people do crazy shit like that. 

Leeser left to save Leeser's ass.  

And most voters - Westsiders - will see right through Leeser. 

Which may explain why he is hanging with Eddie Holguin and Lily Limon.  

He is hoping that they can deliver votes - mainly the party faithful - who won't see what Leeser is up to.

It won't be vote for "Cut and Run" Oscar, it will be vote good Democrat Oscar over Tax-raising Republican Gringo.

And it might just work.

If we are being honest, Margo is not exactly the most friendly guy in the room.  If you needed to come-up with an asshole Republican to run against, Margo would fit the bill.  

Meanwhile, Leeser wants to get you comfortable with mini-bottled water and talk about the weather while his finance guys hit-up banks to sell you an new car with 100,000 warranty which you won't use because  you will go back in couple years and trade-in, upside down, because Leeser sent some direct-mail piece to you about wanting to  get you an even better deal on a newer car.  

 

 

Comments

[JerryK]

Leeser's independence restored some confidence in city government after the ballpark fiasco destroyed it. Unlike his predecessor, he seemed to understand the basics of business management, too, not that Margo does not. It's just that Margo is so obviously the Hunt-Foster rep on CC even without a vote. But then he was when he ran for state office. WYSIWYG.

[Houghton is a loser]

word is that Houghton wants to run for Mayor. His only endorsements are Escobar and Byrd.

[JerryK fan]

JerryK is right. Many of us knew Oscar in High School and he is basically the same person. He is not an asshole like Dee who without his wife and father in law would be nothing.

[JerryK]

Fan, thanks for the shout out. I did not grow up here and so had no knowledge of Leeser's standing in the community. In fact, I was surprised at the reception to his candidacy; he seemed like a really decent guy to me. As for Adair Margo, she is a class act IMO and I have told her more than once I would vote for her for any office she might run for:) But she won't.

[Claudia Ordaz for Mayor]

Margo is done. Anyone but Margo.

[jerrykfan]

Jerryk, agree on Adair. She is a class act. She would do better than her husband at running for anything, but i guess she wants to keep him happy.

You should run for something Jerry.

[Brown and proud]

I have to write this here since Jaime Abeytia won't post my comments. What is Jaime's problem with people that are making a living in the political world? These people are working to support their families, pay their bills and stay off welfare. Why does he feel compelled to berate them? His continued rants on consultants that compete with his "friends" is down right pathetic. He should be sued for trying to destroy people in their line of business with no real substance other than his BS gossip. Here is my advice to Jaime. Please get a job. It is clear that your friends Limon, Holguin and company see you as a tremendous liability and won't put you on their team at least publicly. Unless you can contribute to this world in a positive way, please stop destroying people that try to go out and earn a living. You may not agree with what they do, but based on your blog, you are no one to be making moral judgments in any capacity. So stop calling yourself a Chicano. True chicanos support our brothers and sisters not tear them down. You sir are no Chicano.

[FFS]

This is hands down the dumbest thing I have ever read on this blog. Get it together FFS.