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I also "suffered" through Rob Ford. His main problem was substance abuse. That led to the the massive circus that was his last two years in office. Trump does
by amscanne 10y ago
I also "suffered" through Rob Ford.
His main problem was substance abuse. That led to the the massive circus that was his last two years in office. Trump does not have this issue (or at least, doesn't seem to) so I don't think the comparison is justified.
You're being overly dramatic about Ford in general. His first year was actually productive and he delivered on many of his promises (freeze property taxes, repeal registration tax, privatize garbage collection, kill transit city). This isn't just me being generous, I'm echoing Robyn Doolittle, who was the reporter that broke the scandal, followed subsequent scandals and published Crazytown.
- serge2k 10y ago> or at least, doesn't seem to Pretty sure he doesn't drink or anything because of what happened to his brother.
- astrodust 10y agoThere is no way I'm ruling out cocaine with Trump.
- astrodust 10y agoThing is he destroyed everything he could touch. He "balanced" the budget by depleting cash reserves, he cost the city a fortune by cancelling projects that were already under-way, and his legacy is a single subway stop that costs $3 billion that we still don't know how to pay for. This is quite an achievement from a man who campaigned against the "gravy train". It'll take twenty years to unwind the damage he's done, and we're just talking about a city where the Mayor is just one vote, they have very little executive authority. He didn't have access to the most powerful military in the world. He didn't have a political party backing him up. He didn't have nuclear weapons. He did about as much damage as he could do.