No Surrender to Hate

The ever intrepid Pete Sygnatore took this picture yesterday of bicyclists doing wheelies in the middle of Main Street in Springfield. I don't know which is worse, that people are endangering themselves and others by doing stunts in the street, or that Main Street is so dead of traffic in the middle of the day that such stunts are possible. 

But as usual, the really bad stunts in Springfield are being done by the politicians. The latest out of their endless grab bag of bad ideas is a mural recently painted in front of City Hall in support of the racist, cop-bashing, Marxist hate-group Black Lives Matter. 

Yes, that's Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno completely disgracing himself at the unveiling of the offensive mural.

Whatever happened to this Dom Sarno, who appeared at the 2016 pro-flag rally at Hampshire College?

Sarno's appearance at that rally caused a spate of political speculation because it was held in the northern realm of our Valley, where Sarno is not particularly well known. Some suggested that Sarno was trying to introduce himself to north Valley voters in anticipation of running for congress should Richie Neal decide to retire someday. 

The thought was that Sarno was hoping to position himself as a moderate who might fare well in a field of more liberal contenders which would surely sprout like weeds should Neal depart the scene. While the liberals slashed each other's throats trying to prove their leftist devotion, Sarno could just cruise down the middle of the road to victory. He further burnished his right wing creds by resisting efforts to turn Springfield into a Sanctuary City that protects those who sneak into our country illegally. 

Of course, a Neal retirement never materialized and it now seems probable, following Neal's successful beat down of insurgent Alex Morse last month, that Neal may stay in Congress for many years to come. Whatever happens, Sarno's hopes to be seen as Mister Moderate have been dashed by his open alliance with a divisive hate group. 

But even if Springfield officials have surrendered to the BLM haters, there are still those good citizens who are willing to strike a blow for true racial harmony and against the hate filled leftists. Our local historians of the future will surely praise them as the heroes they are.