Defending Boris

One is quite  astonished that such a jaundiced piece is nodded  through  by the NYT editoral scrutineers, I mean, for Gods sake where is the evidence for the unsubstantiated claims it makes? 

 ‘Boris Johnson, to whom lying comes as easily as breathing’, and journalists whose unsubstantiated accusations drop off their pen like a maddeningly dripping faucet. In the real world it is best to realise that with Politicians ‘truth’ is a utilitarian virtue that is selectively employed, if one is seeking unadorned truth in language one has to defer back to  primitive language.

‘Mr. Johnson, whose laziness is proverbial and opportunism legendary, is a man well-practiced in deceit, a pander willing to tickle the prejudices of his audience for easy gain.’ This is a kind of medieval tarring and feathering,  ‘His personal life is incontinent,’ yes and he is not the only politician who has strayed from the porch; as to this excretory type reference of incontinence one could counter argue that this journalist appears to have lost control of his vowels.

As to evidence: what of  Boris Johnsons successful steward ship as Mayor of London, including overseeing and hosting a very successful and diverse Olympic Games, compare and contrast that to the current Mayor Sadiq Khan who has allowed London to become known as the ‘knife capital of Europe’.There have been at least 33 fatal stabbings in London this year, following a spike last year of 135. As to this last pint - that is called ‘evidence’.