Mayor West's expensive imaginary "friend"
Spokane politics has been quite nutty for years. I thought it was finally on the mend until I turned on the news today.
Jim West :: A Spokesman-Review Investigative Report
Apparently the Mayor offered an city internship to a young man that he met on the chat boards at gay.com.
Turns out that this 18 year old high school student was actually a private investigator who was hired by the local newspaper who's parent company just settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit with the city.
The paper also reported that 2 convicted felons claim to have been molested by Mayor west back in the 1970's when he was a Sheriff's Deputy and a Boy Scout leader.
I had a very uneasy feeling last time I watched Mayor West speak. He was supporting settlement of the Riverpark Square fiasco and he likened the deal to a divorce. He then went on to discuss the "Blessing of a Divorce". Nothing angers me more than seeing those two words in the same sentence. For the former Senate majority leader (Republican) to throw out language like that was disheartening. His was using one of the devil's most powerful lies to move his agenda forward.
If it is true that Mayor West was giving out jobs (or unpaid internships for that matter) because of his own sexual interests, he should resign immediately. From the transcripts of the chats that the Spokesman had, that appears to be the case. The mayor didn't know this kid well enough to realize he was imaginary, and he was recommending him for a position.
It is quite a waste. Mayor West has been an effective leader for the city. It is a bad idea to follow the leader with a broken compass however.
