Full court press in local media, led by sports beat writers who suddenly think they're actual news writers.

Local hack Eric Francis of course lines up squarely in the Flames court - he knows where his bread is buttered.

But I sense the Flames have way overplayed their hand on this one. Local business people, like myself, who have endured 2 years of brutal cuts and belt tightening are not exactly in a mood to see billionaires get subsidized, especially when the oil and gas industry has scraped and clawed its way out without a government or taxpayer dime.

Nenshi is not my cup of tea for mayor, but compared to the line-up of Flames rear end kissers who are vying for his job, he is the only choice by default.

Unless or Until of course he does a post election reversal like he did on the $1/2 Billion airport runway underpass to nowhere (except to some raw land owned by his pals, who are now developing hotels and commercial space on the formerly desolate fields. For now - Go Nenshi

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