Marcus Gee in the Globe and Mail seems to be trying to buck up about spirits at the impending return of Rob Ford from rehabilitation. Toronto is more than Rob Ford, says Mr. Gee. He goes on to write rather poetically about our town. All fine but we citizens of Toronto should admit that to a large extent that when it comes to Mr. Ford we have seen the enemy and it is us. We elected him. True, most of us had no idea he would turn out to be such hopeless mess. Nor could we have known. But in the following months and years of our worst nightmare, we have nonetheless remained transfixed with the Ford notoriety. Why weren’t Ford and his brother Sent to Coventry as the British labour union expression has it. Ostracized, ignored, exiled if possible. But no. It was necessary to our democracy it seems that the media send people to Los Angeles to feed Mr. Ford s twisted ego as he was humiliated by Jimmy Kimmel. Why? And what about the election. We don’t think that Mr. Ford can win another term as mayor, but if he somehow threatens to do so, will there be candidates sufficiently public spirited to throw their support behind the candidate who can beat Ford? This would fulfill the essential purpose of democracy. The people’s choice. That’s The Bulldog’s pep talk.