By Doug Porter
The editorial board at UT-San Diego finally crossed the line from delusional to just flat out insane this weekend. After reading Sunday’s paper a rational human being might even be open to arguments suggesting that the satirical Onion website has surreptitiously taken over our Daily Fishwrap. But this weekend’s fare wasn’t funny…
Our city has many pressing issues, as the many debates leading up the special mayor election prove beyond a doubt. Now UT-SD is trying to frame the upcoming runoff in the context of our city’s desperate need for a new football stadium, saying they’ll step in from Day One to pressure our next mayor to “get it done”.
Forget those potholes, declining city services or neighborhood empowerment; a sports venue tops all those needs.
If that singularity of bad policy wasn’t enough, they’ve also come out full bore for secession. California, they reason, needs to be split in two to save us from the evils of the nanny state and excessive taxation. They’ve even published a wish list of conservative wet dreams they’d like to see included in a new constitution.
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