Why did Just Out make such a quick decision in calling for the mayor to resign?
Because, following Adams’ press conference Jan. 20, it was evident that he had been caught in his own complex and calculated series of lies. Let’s be clear: These were not “Who ate the last cookie?” type of lies. These were manipulative lies intended to deceive every citizen of Portland. The desire to be elected mayor was so great that Adams was willing to compromise his integrity and his values in the pursuit of the goal.
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It will be interesting how this develops, and I'm not taking any bets that recall energy today will last six months until it can be used. A stupid law! I frankly think there's a better chance that the mayor will resign following the investigation by the Attorney General. By any fair reading I can imagine, a minute-long kiss with a minor in the City Hall john is Class III Sexual Abuse and a violation of the city's Code of Ethics, both of which should turn commissioners against him. So I think resignation, delayed but real, is more likely than recall. A recall election, if it does happen, is apt to be ugly and even more divisive.
For the life of me, I still don't understand the reasoning of those who back the mayor. Calculated, selfish, arrogant lying doesn't matter? He is so visionary that he can't be replaced? Heterophobia? I don't get it. It's not the sex (frankly, I think there's a strong argument that in today's world the age of consent should be lowered). It's the calculation, the "win at any cost" mentality. Never acceptable and especially not in the new age of Obama. Voting for Obama and supporting the mayor strike me as a moral contradiction.
I have no idea what will happen. The city's divided and I'm not sure any result, or the status quo, will bring the factions together.
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