Posted on 12/30/2010 2:28:54 PM PST by SmithL
Even political consultants, who give out compliments as if they were drops of their blood, agree. Facing a crowd, without notes and holding a microphone, Mayor Gavin Newsom is as good as it gets.
The downside is he undermines his charisma with petulance. For someone who is proud of taking on the big fights, he is painfully thin-skinned.
We've seen both in his seven years as mayor. In the last few years, he has championed same-sex marriages, a groundbreaking universal health care program, Healthy San Francisco, and suffered an inelegant meltdown. When his gubernatorial campaign floundered, he disappeared to Hawaii in November without telling anyone.
While his critics dub him the "Vanna White of politics" for his good looks but lack of substance, history will see Newsom's tenure as a success. He's got a laundry list of accomplishments - just ask him -
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An outrageous insult to Vanna White!
Accomplishments ..
Sleeping with your friends wife,i hope that was included..
5,000 one-way bus tickets issued to the homeless. Sounds like he did some good.
Newsom has more than a couple flaws. And they are not little either.
The next sound you hear will be the trip lever on the toilet that is Kalifornia beginning to flush.
Maybe the Dems will choose him to be Zero’s VP in 2012.
He isn’t called “Any Threesome Newsome” without reason!!!!
Yes— I said 3.
Yeah always thought he was a little squishy...
Now, he’s going to do for California what he’s done for San Francisco.
Like make CA a bankrupt provisioner and so-called sanctuary for illegal immigrants?
Success!
And he’s not even in office yet.
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