Yesterday’s editorial from our Fog City Journal starts out like this:
“FCJ Editorial
July 20, 2011
When Mayor Ed Lee accepted the job as interim mayor in January, it was understood by the Board of Supervisors that he would not run for a full term. In fact, his promise of not running for a full term was the reason why the Board elevated a reluctant Lee to what was understood to be a caretaker position, to complete Gavin Newsom’s term as mayor.
Since his nomination, Lee has been asked on numerous occasions whether he would run and each time he has remained steadfastly unequivocal: he is a man of his word and will not run.
“I have been unequivocal like I am standing in front of you,” Lee said over a month ago when FCJ asked him if he remains unequivocal about not running. “I do feel some pressure these days and it’s like I am constantly getting those questions… there’s just so many people talking to me and I just have to keep warding them off.”
Today, the San Francisco Chronicle reports a shift in Lee’s response…”
Uh oh.
Bust a Deal, Face the Wheel – how they handle this kind of sitch in Barter Town, starting at 8:00:
