So the question is....why do you CARE so much? Really. I don't. I expect him not to get in again. He will become an interesting footnote. But everyday he is on the front page. Not the upcoming Provincial election. But.....where is he now? What's he doing now?
Sorry kids but he has reached the level of cheap gossip. And you are all revelling in it the same as some would a Kardashian. Face it. You need him now in the way some watch Jerry Springer. You want the drama, the cheapness, the feeling better about yourselves by being able to say "look at that trainwreck of a man"! "Let's vilify him" "warm up the tar". That is the level of discourse now. That's what is see in the posts.
And the press.
Does whether or not he is in rehab change anything? Really? If he is, loses 100 pounds and comes back 3 months from now with a heartfelt apology for all the comments, the antics.....will it change your vote? I think not.
So spare me the self-rightousness people. You are in it for the drama now. The I told you so's.
Why anyone would get so personal over a politician is truly beyond me......
The way I see it is that when Ford won the election, there were many people who were shocked and dismayed that someone "like him" could win. So it became a war between those who supported him vs those who would criticize those that voted for him.
As stories about him started to surface, it gave anti-Ford people ammunition to throw at his supports in a "I told you so" kind of way. But it's more than "I told you so", it's a "I told you that you're an idiot for voting for him." Or "How dare you support someone who does drugs and don't even think about voting for him again." It has moved from Ford to more about his supporters.
All of these people keep overlooking the reason why he won. Why so many still support him. People were and are fed up with the entitlement in government. That is the core issue out there that keeps someone like Ford in a position to get re-elected.
The other candidates are not a replacement for that concern.
Look at the first debate. Ford won that hands down. The other candidate's true colours came out. They were not prepared and flip-flopped when it came to providing real answers.
This is why support for Ford continues. Because people don't believe any of the other candidates have their best interests at heart.