The clown show known as Los Angeles politics hit a new low when Mayor Karen Bass trotted out her latest photo-op. Apparently, the city’s Democrat leader thinks she’s saving Southern California one pothole at a time. There she was—vest, shovel, grinning for the cameras—bragging about how her administration has “fixed” 10,000 potholes and paved a few dozen miles of roads since storms pummeled LA.
Does she actually believe Angelenos are stupid enough to fall for this routine? The streets are still a disaster zone, and anyone who’s tried driving in LA knows you’re more likely to dodge an axle-busting crater than you are to see actual progress. Instead of real solutions, what do we get? A Democrat mayor desperate for applause, more worried about her own image than about honest-to-goodness infrastructure repair.
Liberals love to pat themselves on the back for doing the bare minimum. Storms hit, the roads crumble, and the only thing they can think to do is throw a press conference and patch up a few holes while the cameras are rolling. It’s a Band-Aid on a gaping wound, but the left never misses a chance for a PR stunt. Meanwhile, taxpayers are left footing the bill for broken suspensions and endless construction zones.
But it gets better—the grandstanding didn’t go according to plan. When confronted by an actual reporter on live TV, Bass couldn’t keep up the charade. There she was, floundering and embarrassed, unable to explain why her “success” story doesn’t match the pothole-riddled reality Angelenos live with every day. No amount of spin covers up the fact that residents are sick and tired of politicians who talk a big game and deliver little more than headlines.
This is what happens when liberals think government is just another extension of their own celebrity. LA’s roads are a joke, its leadership is an even bigger punchline, and the city’s working families are the real losers. Maybe it’s time for Mayor Bass and her progressive pals to stop mugging for the cameras and start doing their jobs. Or maybe LA needs leaders who care more about results than retweets. Until then, don’t be surprised when a pothole takes out more than just your tires—maybe next time it’ll be another political career.
Source: Redstate
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