My Take on Rochester's Mayoral Candidate Debate Tonight!







 

Mayor Warren whupped Evans' ass in the debate.

She was the consummate political performer. He, a dismal  amateur who is a tad too old to play the ingenue.

The best Evans could come up with were glittering generalities: "Restoring, rebuilding, trusting transparency, and building bridges that have been broken."

Whatever the Hell that is supposed to really mean.

Their statements revealed that neither are playing with a full deck and that both believe in federal subsidies paid for by people who work.

Whoever wins the General Election in November, Rochester loses.

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