There are many, many people in this town who will not like the analogy I am going to put forth on the nature of the mayor’s race and on how reluctant possible candidates are to even dip their toes into the brackish waters of a possible campaign here. But hey, since I am a fan, and have been since ‘86, it’s my blog and I’m gonna do what I want…

…even if it means putting the notion out there that this town’s nonstarting mayoral race is akin to the ‘62 Mets 120-game losing season.

Where’s Casey Stengel when you need him most?

I mean, think about this. God knows we all need some good, solid laughs, because things have been hanging lately…but we are getting short on that kind of thing. The absurdity has reached a fever pitch, to the point where any attempt at prediction and handicapping gets blown right off the shores and into the gulf.

Hell, I sincerely thought yesterday that Jim Letten was calling a press conference simply to tell New Orleanians he was not running for mayor instead of imparting the news that he was not going to investigate recent allegations of wrongdoing in the OIG. The mainstream media seems to be studiously ignoring the one candidate that would be damned good, even when a shootout happens right in front of his campaign headquarters. Makes me want to bring back Casey and have him point out the candidates for the media outlets just as he imparted some essential information to his amazing Mets at a practice once: “Them are the bases.” Attention, TV news and the Times-Picayune: “Perry is a candidate.”

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