September 15, 2004
Councilman Barry: The World Chortles
Here's a sample of bloggers' reactions to yesterday's election:
John J. Miller on the National Review's Corner:
"In a supreme metaphysical sense, the return of Marion Barry is an unwelcome development. I wish he had lost yesterday. But it's also slightly helpful to Republicans, who can now refer to the "Party of John Kerry and Marion Barry" and not seem outlandishly retro."
DCist:
"And it is certain that the former mayor, who celebrated his win at his headquarters near Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X avenues, is going to be the wildcard in council politics. Nobody on the council wanted him back in the first place. "
"If, as Karl Marx memorably put it, history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy and the second time as farce, what are we to make of Marion Barry's second "return" to DC politics?"
The DCeiver:
"But, as much as we giddily grope ourselves at the thought of new blood replacing old dust on the Council, the news that has us most crazy with ecstatic delight is that over in Ward 8, the Man appears to have Come Around! Yes, we are talking about the ultimate in old-school, the man who put the kick back in kickback, set up by bitches but never brought down, the living political reincarnation of Rick James, the Mayor for Life, His Honor Marion Barry is baaaaaack! And back big time!"
Some dude named Mark:
"And people can't understand President Putin's moves to limit democracy in Russia."
Of course Wonkette, who doesn't even live here hasn't touched the story as of this hour.
Posted by rj3 at September 15, 2004 12:19 PM
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The SAPCeditors endorsed and supported Mr. Barry because of his vision, strentgh & leadership. When Marion Barry was the mayor, he always found time to improve the economy of the city for all sectors. Many people overlook his achievements and his shortfalls are minor in comparison with hypocrits that attempt to be judges. Mayor Williams learned a lot about economic development from Marion Barry and the city benefits from something called "institutional knowledge" or "historical analysis" because of that. People whom do not recognize Barry's return as a blessing are simply being intellectully dishonest.
Posted by: SAPCeditors at December 8, 2004 2:43 PM