TWO OUT OF ELEVEN AIN’T BAD

TWO OUT OF ELEVEN AIN’T BAD From The Bottom Of The Corporate Sea By Joe Ingino BA. Psychology Editor/Publisher Central Newspapers ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800 ,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States Most of you reading this can relate to Meat Loaf song, TWO OUT OF THREE AINT BAD. A romantic song that speaks of a man love for a woman.... relatable to taxpayers for the love of the City of Oshawa. Unfortunately. In this case... It is two out of eleven ain’t bad.... Baby (Oshawa), we can talk all night But that ain't gettin us nowhere (thank god for 2026 elections) I told you everything I possibly can (council members do not return phon calls) There's nothing left inside of here (we are over taxed and no one cares) And maybe you can cry all night (it does not make a difference on the huge tax increases) But that'll never change the way that I feel (taxpayer’s been screwed for way to long) The snow is really piling up outside (the needs of the city are real and no one is doing anything) I wish you wouldn't make me leave here (things will be different in 2026 with your vote) I poured it on and I poured it out (the people have spoken you have failed to listen) I tried to show you just how much I care (citizens have been ignore for way to long) I'm tired of words and I'm too hoarse to shout (false promises and wasteful spending ‘parks’) But you've been cold to me so long ( 8 years of diminishing quality of life in Oshawa) I'm crying icicles instead of tears (tired of waiting for different outcomes and left to pay) And all I can do is keep on telling you (deaf years) I want you (I want you) (to listen to the people) I need you (I need you) (I need you to do what you are elected to do) There ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you (The suffering is to great in our city) Now don't be sad (don't be sad 'cause) (do something.. as your empty excuses have not worked) 'Cause two out of three ain't bad Now don't be sad ('cause) 'Cause two out of three ain't bad The ending of this song should be 2 out of 11 aint bad... No one can argue that our city under this current Carter leadership is a mess. From our drug, homeless and crime infected downtown to the quality of life in many of your neighborhoods. Thank God Carter is not returning... but wait. There are rumors that he may be appointed Regional Chair by the Province. God Help Us All. If it was left up to me. I start by getting rid of both Ward 1 councillors. Councillors that have allowed for farm lands to be raped into modern day Ghettos. There is no excuse. Neil has been in office for numerous terms... what has he produced? Rosemary McConkey, the same. What has she accomplished for her ward? They have to go. Ward 2 councillor both have to go. Jim Lee, the newly elected council member had potential but sat on his hands. He rather join the ‘good old boys club at city hall than represent the constituents. He has to go. Then we have Tito-Dante Marimpietri a long standing council member. Now running for mayor. I have a question. What has he accomplished for all the years he has sat in office? Now we the taxpayers are expected to pay him more to do more of nothing. In my opinion he is no Mayoral material. Ward 3 - Chapman has been in municipal office for way to long. Can anyone please list his accomplishments for the betterment of Oshawa? He needs to be retired in 2026. Bring in new blood to that ward. No on the other hand we have Bradley Marks I keep. In my opinion a diamond in the rough. A person with the right intellectual scruples that has been forced silenced. I think he would make a great Mayor of Oshawa. His talents have not yet come through as he recognizes the perils of speaking out of rank in the old City of Oshawa boys club. Ward 4 - The front line of the battle ground over Oshawa’s downtown core. Rick Kerr has pushed the arts for way to long and the city keeps looking like a third world country. NO MORE. We have to replace him with someone that is ‘PRO’ business downtown. How are we to expect wonders when he has never owned a business in the core. The we have Derek Giberson. A disaster politician. He according to rumors was responsible for the drug trade in the core as he sat on the board responsible for the actions that took place out of a church downtown Oshawa. A church that encouraged open drug use. He has to go. Ward 5 - Brian Nicholson has to go. His attitude and his support for local business is shameful at best. Once a political dynamo. Today nothing but a bitter voice that has allowed GM to walk out. Now John Gray. I keep him. He has proven to have what it takes... as he works the issues in the best interest of the people. 2 out of 11 ain’t bad. What’s your take?