Republicans should dump Irons

Apparently, he's not qualified for public office:

Irons’ mother, father and younger sister won’t vote for him because they believe him to be “dishonest", “devious", prone to violent outbursts, and “totally unqualified” to serve as King County Executive. The family cites a number of incidents, many dating from long before Irons’ 1999 run for county council, that call into question his fitness for office and paints the picture of a troubled, unstable man with a vastly inflated resume, a penchant for dirty tricks, and dubious ethics.

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As tearfully recounted to me by Janet, the “family matter” involved an incident that occurred back during the early 1990’s at her office in the family cable company, when David Jr., during one of his frequent fits of rage, hit his mother, knocking her to the floor… and then ripped the phone off the wall when she attempted to dial 911. Frightened, shocked and in pain, Janet fled in her car, hiding several blocks away, “afraid he was coming again.”

Janet has never again allowed herself to be alone with David Jr. since the day the “family matter” occurred. More than a decade later she remains frightened of her own son, even fretting to me that “something might happen” should he read her account in the papers.

As for David Jr., he never denied to his family that something happened that day… he never straightened the office to hide signs of the struggle, nor picked up the typewriter, papers and other objects he angrily swept off his mother’s desk. However, he did deny to his father and sister that he actually hit his mother, incredibly claiming that she ran into his arm… an account that reads like those laughable accident reports where stunned drivers insist that the tree hit their car.

Read the entire thing...and also read the letter that fellow blogger Darryl writes about how Irons can take control of the situation:

Wow! So you beat the crap out of your mother, huh? Now, that will make for some challenging damage control.

The good news is that you are not African American, or the press would call for your nuts on a platter--deep-fried with blood orange-habanero salsa on the side. But, as a white boy you can pretty much beat-up mom and get by with careful spin. Additionally, you’re a Republican, and we know the public has become desensitized to this kind of thing from you guys--you know, bestiality, S&M, asking God to kill people, and pummeling your mother.

Hey, it’s not as if you got a blow job.

So here’s the spin: Strength. A leader has to do what he has to do. When the situation warrants, a strong leader makes the tough choice and clobbers mom. The voters desperately want strong political leadership, and really, what better way is there to show strength and resolve than by giving your mother a bloody nose or bludgeoning her into unconsciousness?

We will have to work on the family angle a little. The press already reported that your parents and sister will not vote for you, and your father thinks you’re a liar. So, it is important for you to do the right thing by your family here.

You will want to call a press conference. In it, you publicly forgive your mother for wronging you--for her role in pissing you off. Make it from the heart; it’ll grab some of the “family value” vote.

Republicans should drop their support of David Irons. He is simply not qualified for public office. The only real choice for King County Executive is Ron Sims.