We have all obviously been glued to the Democratic primary coverage. I got goosebumps when the Obama supporters started the “YES WE CAN!” chant. A few nights later I shuddered in embarrassment as Hillary started the “YES WE WILL” chant at her rally.

You could feel the hesitation in their voices, shortly after a brief humorous moment of “oh, clever, I see what you did there.” Was she joking or not? Since they mercifully dropped that one, maybe she was.

Someone who is not joking is Jim Torrey. I laughed out loud when I spotted the first Torrey for Mayor sign…“Yes, Eugene, We Can!”. Are you serious!? Are we that dim that we won’t think that he directly took the Obama cheer and stuck “Eugene” in it? I do give him points for one thing…Yellow and Green do always get me fired up.

I was eagerly awaiting to see the first Kitty Piercy sign. My sick sense of humor was praying that it would say “YES, EUGENE, WE WILL!”

I was disappointed and relieved at the same time when I saw the real slogan…“A Mayor for ALL of Eugene.”

This is going to be one fun race to watch.