Antonio Villaraigosa
"We must 'invest' in toilet brushes!"
It sure is comforting to see that Barack Obama is surrounding himself with a "solid" team of economic advisers. The president-elect has gathered an all-star team of experts in Chicago to help guide him through the mysteries of the American economy. Some have solid credentials, some I think are to the left (like Robert Reich). Among the luminaries are Paul Volcker, Larry Summers, Warren Buffett, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (who has run that state into the ground economically) and.....drum roll, please..............
LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa!!
Yes, there was Tony Villar (his real name before he married his wife, who was named Raigosa before he had an affair with a Telemundo TV reporter, and his wife divorced him and left Tony with her name, and.....well never mind.)
Where was I? Oh yeah, there was Antonio Villaraigosa, LA's playboy major, who knows as much about economics as I know about oceanography, standing behind Obama for the press conference and photo ops. Somewhere tonight, Tony is sampling the nightlife of Chicago much as he does in LA.
Aside from his lovelife, Tony is perhaps most noted for his memorable "We clean your toilets" speech at one of those big immigration protests in LA a couple of years ago.
But the question begs: Why in the world would Obama bring in Tony Villaraigosa to advise him on economics? The only thing that Villaraigosa could tell Obama is how to raise taxes, lie about why you are raising taxes, and how to pick up dates on the cheap. Beyond that, he knows nothing about economics.
Maybe, Obama is trying to put a Hispanic face on his transition team since Hispanics did not support him in the primaries but did in the general election. But if Obama needs a Hispanic as window dressing, I would suggest Manny Ramirez, who does have some skills and knows how to MAKE money.
It never ceases to amaze me how the Democratic Party can continue to pump this guy (Villaraigosa, I mean) up when he has been such a joke as Mayor of Los Angeles. But at least, he's not the Mayor of San Francisco.
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