I hope she didn't buy the "Death Star" option...

I knew the evil empire would be in this race. Last night I got the verification. Going door to door, I ran into someone who refused to sign my petition because he works for Northstar Marketing and informed me that they had been hired by one of my big money competitors. And let me tell you, if you can afford to hire Northstar you're definitely big money. For those of you who aren't familiar with Northstar, they are the firm of choice for just about every ballot proposition the City has put forth since Kay Barnes first won the Mayor's office with them in 1999. They're also the firm who takes guerilla tactics and negative campaigning to a new level. Remember this little flyer? That's just a small sample of what these guys consider "campaign management." Ironic that the very person who lamented the behavior of her hired guns in 2003 has endorsed my opponent and donated to the campaign. What conclusion would you draw from that? In my world Northstar and their kind of campaigning is about as worrisome as a cloudy day. I'll even give them a little help. Since Photoshopping people's headshots is a favorite pastime, I went ahead and did my own hatchet job. I think it's just as high quality as the job they did on Jim Glover four years ago. Let's call it a campaign donation from Citizens For Mark Forsythe. For whatever Northstar minion that gets the assignment of attacking me, just right-click on the photo and select "Save Image As..." I'm not afraid of these guys. In fact, I say bring it on.