Mayor Wheeler is getting precisely what he asked for. He lit the fire, and fanned the flames, and now is calling for everyone to help extinguish it?
Ted must be getting calls from the leading citizens of Portland who have had enough. He’s been served notice that its time to crack down, or else his political career is over.
The only time politicians do the right thing is when they are forced to.
This is the problem with the radical left and one they have never been able to process or overcome. We are seeing it nationally, in blue states, and in blue cities.
It is easy to be a revolutionary and protest the system. It is impossible to be in charge because their policies do not work.
Portland is a beautiful city that is a rotten place to live. They have destroyed the downtown and the vibe of “keep Portland weird” has become “keep Portland in anarchy”.
So give ted a baton, some pepper spray (which he already has and uses), some body armor, and turn him loose, alone. He didn’t need any backup when he incited the violence, so he won’t need any to clean up his mess.