Lately I've been inundated once again with junk email. This time it's coming from a self-proclaimed Central Coast favorite "SANTA BARBARA CURRECT."
So, against my better judgement, I scanned thru the latest editorial output. This time it's from Mike Stoker, another of the Republican Party's interesting characters, who some may remember served as county supervisor in 1986 and 1991-1994 and was fired as former Trump West Coast Regional Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator.
Stoker's editorial “Political Malpractice in the Third District Race” starts by referring to the 1st District race as akin to an "Olympic Ice Hockey version of ‘Miracle on Ice’ when a bunch of young kids beat a professional, well-seasoned Russian team to win the Gold at Lake Placid in 1980." And to that I say, “Really?!” As someone who had personal knowledge of the 1980 Olympic hockey team, I can assure Stoker he's beyond off base with that analogy. Lee's, most likely to date, victory over Williams was nowhere near the "upset" the USA hockey victory was. Not even close because the writing was on the wall long ago for Williams’s departure, so a loss wasn't too much of a surprise.