publications that represent the polar opposite of his political leanings. You clearly don't last as long in politics as Holyday has by drawing up an enemies list comprising of those who cover the work you do on a daily basis. Obviously his patience is waning with the administration's off-field antics. "We have important work to do," the deputy mayor said , "the taxpayers expect certain things from us and these distractions don't make it any easier. To have a public fight on the radio with all media isn't really helpful." That's not to suggest there's an imminent breaking of ranks of the far right wingers at council but when your staunchest compatriot in the ideological wars openly chastises you... And this after another devout defender of the faith, Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong told the CBC that the mayor needed to " smarten up " with all the appearances of conflict swirling around him. It's kind of hard to lead, I bet, when you're constantly looking back over your shoulder. Only the budget chief, Mike Del Grande, appears prepared to go to the mat for the mayor. "People will find ghosts where there are no ghosts," he said . Del Grande has even lobbed a budget broadside at the Integrity Commissioner who will inevitably be dragged further into the mayoral mess over the next little while, demanding a line-by-line audit of the city's accountability offices. All this for the mayor and what's he have to show for it? Lousy bedbug bites .