It takes guts... 04/23/2009
 

Most of us have now read the front page Daily News article in which our Mayor admits to having shown insufficient consideration for his office by advertising a cruise under his leadership.  Do not overlook the significance of this event.  My hat is off to our new Mayor.  How often do we hear a politician who admits a misjudged step and corrects it before moving on? 

As citizens we too often want  it both ways: to complain about political faux pas and then attack politicians for weakness if they admit it.  We want our politicians to be be honest, but penalize them when they are.  If we want to overcome our present distaste for politicians, we had better be able to recognize that sometimes a change in action is a result of learning and reflection and not a symptom of perfidy or weakness.  My respect for Mayor Ruttan has increased.

On a related matter, I think it is unfortunate that Mr. Bellaart and the Daily News chose to use a phrase in their headline which I suspect may have been uttered as among friends and not for publication.  In my opinion this was a cheap shot for a splash headline.

 


Comments

Concerned

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:49:02

The ad in question ran in consecutive print in local papers. Only after the ethics of this were challenged did Ruttan come forward with the brain fart idea. When your caught with your pants down you might as well bare the shame. I agree Ron that this was far from front page material considering we are in full election mode with one of the most disrespectful provincial governments in history, but that is another story right.

 



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