Rose's Cantina

  Rob Ford's wife Renata must really love the old coot. Why else would she show up after Ford bragged about not needing to eat a staffer's pussy since he gets plenty of sushi at home? Renata actually stood by her man after this admission, oh yes, and the admission that he likes to get behind the wheel while shitfaced. She's more than The Good Wife. She's The Great Wife. At least as far as Sideshow Rob is concerned. This is all a show of course. I'd bet good money that Ford's not even getting a hand job at home. And after today, I'm with the bookies who say he will be sleeping on the couch. She might be sticking up for him publicly but I'm betting the fine dining is over for good. What's the appeal in staying married to a guy who makes Tony Soprano seem like Billy Graham? It's certainly not his good looks. Or his Jackass sense of humor. It must be the money. She's probably counting on spending it all once he's locked up o...

Rob Ford is a nob. We all know that by now. And he's in big doo-doo, too. Nothing new in that statement. But something is different, so that gives us hope. He's stopped washing his Escalade. Now to the average person, that might seem like a detail. But to a person who gets paid -- or not -- to observe life, the dirty Escalade is significant. Rob Ford is a guy who dry cleans. He is also a guy who keeps the outside of his car in meticulous condition. I can't say for the inside. I'm sure the inside is chock full of cigarette packages and fast food wrappers. It likely has the sweet smell of smoke which is nearly impossible to get out. But the outside, the outside is what the world sees, like the impenetrable veneer and armor of a sea turtle. And today, that veneer has a crack in it. The villain Rob Ford as met his Butch Cassidy moment. There is nowhere left to run. Bandito Canadiense has just met the firing squad. Another significant development. When Rob Ford was ...