George Skelton Sayin' What We All Been Thinkin'

George Skelton, pretty much the only state political columnist at the LA Times, is charitable toward Antonio Villaraigosa by using his recent marital troubles as a partial reason, but he really speaks the truth that he's wasted his time in the Mayor's office:

"Ultimately, Antonio will be judged by voters based on their perception of the job he is doing as mayor," says Democratic strategist Darry Sragow.

That's what many people have told reporters: They don't care what a politician does in private. What counts is what he does for them.

OK, a lot of Angelenos are waiting. The mayor better get crackin'.

Get that subway-to-the-sea moving.

Really bust up some gangs, not just stage photo-ops.

That failed school takeover fiasco was a waste of time and political clout. Why would a new mayor allow himself to make so many enemies in his first major endeavor?

I'm beginning to understand. He was distracted.

The mayor has a list of accomplishments about as long as the average Quick Hit. Literally, the list that the Mayor's office was going to put out included his hosting American Indian Heritage Month.

Not that Indian heritage isn't noble, but it gives one the sense of grasping at straws.

This affair of Villaraigosa's may damage him nationally, but locally, the damage is being done every day he fails to deliver on his promises.