Thanks for the free advertising, Phil!

Only time for a quick note tonight but I wanted to comment on the pin Phil Barlow is sporting these days. I saw him in Council Work Session this afternoon and pinned to his chest was a big white button with a black "R" and the international "no" sign in red across the "R."

I almost burst out laughing when I saw it! My first thought was that we couldn't ask for a better advertisement than to have one of the recall councilors wearing a big "R" badge around town, even if it is supposed to indicate he's against the recall.

This thing is the size of a jar lid, mind you, and I'm wondering what kind of comments it gets. . .

"Hi Phil, what's the badge for?" or "Hey Phil, does the "R" stand for Republican?"

So, what does he say in response, do you suppose?

How about, "Oh, haven't you heard there's a recall against me?"

Or, "I don't support the recall against me." (Duh.)

The way I see it is that no matter who says what, the connection will either be made by the citizens who ask or the councilor who tells them what the pin means. The word RECALL has to come out there somewhere!

So, I had to control myself--if I gave in to first impulse, I'd have jumped up and thanked him profusely for wearing the badge. But, that might mean he'd finally get it and take it off. Hmmph, so much for free advertising. Finally, I contented myself with drawing a big picture of it in my little notebook and writing, "Thanks for the free advertising, Phil!"