Like the old song says,
"They say that breaking up is hard to do. Now I know, I know that this is true."
It is very interesting to note that Mayor Rick Green has possibly seen the light with regards to his council soulmate, Councillor Kim Richter. Green smartly did not second any of Richter's crazy motions at the last meeting, not even for discussion, as he has done often in the past. Richter was seen getting chummy again with Councillor Bob Long. Long did second some of Richter's motions or at least verbally agreed with her on many issues discussed at the last meeting of Township Council.
We have witnessed Richter's cozying up to Long in the past, and Long resosponded with a season of accommodating Richter. That is until she stabbed him in the back, as she often does. You can count on an upcoming Richter family outing to one of Bob Long's restaurants soon, and that glowing photo essay by you know who very soon. Those two know how to get to Councillor Bob Long, but hopefully Long will remember who he is dealing with this time around.
There is some very evident turmoil in the Green/Richter Slate toy box that could be severe and long-lasting. Richter's permanent smile has been replaced by a distant look of unhappiness. She lunged at Green's throat when the mayor recently inadvertently did not see Richter's light on in the speaker's queue. It seems that Richter's political strategy with Green has gone sideways, just as it has with Bateman, Ward and many others in the past. This is possibly due to political advice received from you know who, who does not have a clue?
Perhaps the permanent smile has now vanished because Kim Richter has come to realize that her star in the council chamber's has reached its zenith. Political baggage, age and a record of non-accomplishment has gotten the best of Richter these days. If pressed hard in an all-candidates debate, Richter cannot point to one major initiative she can legitimately take any credit for. Lately it appears that her council packet arrives on a Thursday like everyone else' and goes unopened until the council meeting has started. It is now very evident to all that she is reading her council packet as the meeting continues. Her questions sometimes result in another council member pointing out the obvious answer from the council packet.
Our advice to Councillor Kim Richter is for her to focus on her work as an educator. She was recently appointed to Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Board of Governors and it seems to us to be Richter's true calling. One cannot serve two masters without your star burning up in a wild frenzy of self-destruction. It is very fitting as if one looks up the definition of the word "governess", you find that a governess is one employed to teach children and it's origins are "female ruler". We believe that in the educations arena, Kim Richter makes a fine female ruler. She fails the grade in the political world however.
