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The most important issue here is the position of Mayor of Portland. We want a highly qualified candidate in office who can lead our beautiful city into the future. In light of recent events, is Sam Adams that leader?

This scandal is ripe with so many tangents, it's crucial to focus on the central issue. We could easily digress into conversations revolving around the ethics involved. For example an elected official romantically involved with a high school intern. But we need to stay focused on the real issue: Does Sam Adams possess the qualities we want as the mayor of Portland?

The answer is no. Recent events practically scream poor decision making. Very clearly there was an obvious, prudent and wise decision to make, and Sam Adams failed.

In our democratic society, our leaders reflect their people. This is most obvious with former President Bush. He was very unpopular worldwide and even though many of us vehemently disagreed with his policies, he was still our representative. To the majority of the world, Bush WAS the United States. The same applies to Mayor Sam Adams. Hopefully Portlanders can make the right decision where he could not. Hopefully we can show the rest of the nation that we the people are not poor decision makers.

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