Only in San Francisco

[howeird]

SF Mayor Gavin Newsom was doing his best friend's wife while his best friend was his Chief of Staff. His best friend's wife had been his appointments secretary. So I guess his being on his staff led to her being on his staff...which led to her being on his staff.

So today Newsom does the Politically Correct thing and announces he is going into counseling. 

Yay!

For alcohol abuse.

WTF?

He says he has stopped drinking, which is probably a major event for a guy who founded a wine store, a string of restaurants and a Winery.

But only in San Francisco would it never occur to someone in his position to seek counseling for his inadvisable choice of relationships.

Comments

[dakron.livejournal.com]

Um, Washington too...Foley went in for Alcohol abuse...not is choice of relationships either.

[howeird]

Yeah, but he was a lush.
;-)

And they don't call it the Pacific North Wet for nothing.

True story: In the 70's I dated the daughter of the speaker of the Oregon state house. He was divorced as a result of affairs inspired by booze. Or that's what his ex told me. And then there is Bob Packwood following in that proud tradition. And you don't want to know what I'd seen Dr. Dixie Lee Ray do when she had too many at a Pacific Science Center party...she went on to be WA governor.

[dakron.livejournal.com]

That sounds about right.