Our Extraordinary Mayor for Life

Massillon's beloved Mayor for Life, King Francis the Eternal, Lord Sovereign of the City is not what most Democrats consider a faithful supporter of the Democratic Party.

When former Ohio Governor, Democrat Ted Strickland was in an election fight to the finish with current Governor, Republican John Kasich, Strickland wanted to hold a campaign rally in Massillon before the Massillon - McKinley football game. Joining Governor Strickland would be former President Bill Clinton, perhaps the most popular Democrat in America today.

They wanted to visit Massillon and rally the Democratic faithful.

And what did our 'Democratic' mayor do to help his supposed political party?

He told Strickland and Clinton to hit the bricks.

President Clinton and Governor Strickland did not properly kiss the King's ring.

Our Glorious Leader was slighted.

"Though not faulting Cupples (representative of Governor Strickland) Cicchinelli repeatedly said he was upset to learn about the event in his Sunday newspaper. He even suggested people in his own party intentionally left him out of the loop" (The Independent, October 26, 2010).

His monstrous ego was bruised, and who did a former Democratic President, and Democratic Governor think they were to come into Frank's town without his blessing?

This is Frank's town.

It is widely speculated that the only reason Frank Cicchinelli is a Democrat is because Massillon is a Democratic city.

Just a few short years ago, Cicchinelli was publicly supporting Republican council candidate Dale Walterhouse in his unsuccessful bid to unseat the Democrat, Kathy Catazaro-Perry, in Ward 3.

And now, as several members of city council are trying to pass a project-labor agreement (PLA) ordinance, which the local unions support, Cicchinelli is having his minions work against the ordinance.

The unions are a strong part of the Democratic Party.

And Cicchinelli appears to be working behind the scenes to kill their ordinance.

Cicchinelli's party loyalty is just that deep.

His 'Democratic convictions' are just that strong.

It is beginning to look like our Mayor for Life isn't banking on the Democratic rank and file returning him to office.

As a number of the hard working Massillon Review staff are registered Republicans, we received a letter from the "Friends of Cicchinelli" committee geared to Republican voters.

The letter is a request for Republican voters to switch their party affiliation and vote Democrat in the next primary so we may vote for Frank.

Seriously.

Cicchinelli is so desperate that he is hoping Republican voters switch to the Democrat party to vote for him.

This is often referred to as a "Hail Mary Pass" in football vernacular.

Uh, Mayor,

Most Republicans are fiscally conservative.

You are not.

You have squandered our tax dollars on a golf course, a hotel, a restaurant, a hockey arena that was never built, and pay raises for yourself.

This isn't limited government.

And in comparing the candidates, Kathy Catazaro-Perry appears to be a whole lot more fiscally conservative than you.

When you wanted to increase the license plate tax, she said no.

When your rubber stamps wanted to increase sewer fees, storm water fees, and building fees, she said no.

When you wanted to pass an unbalanced budget, she said no.

Actually, the mayor better hope a whole lot of Republicans don't take him up on his offer.

Because they won't be voting for him.

The letter refers to our beloved mayor for life as, "an extraordinary Mayor."

Extraordinary.

And yet so humble.

As a result of Team Cicchinelli referring to Frank as "extraordinary," we now add this description to his formal title;

Massillon's Extraordinary Mayor for Life, King Francis the Eternal, Lord Sovereign of the City.

Because he is just so "extraordinary."