Last evening Richard Schwab and I attended a beautiful money-raising party in the back yard of the Peppers. And I do mean beautiful. Not only the setting, under a huge tent, with food and open bar, but, most importantly, three short speeches by, respec-tively, John Pepper, Francie Pepper and the Candidate, David Pep-per, recently Hamilton County Commissioner.
This is the best of Cincinnati; the best of politics. I came home to Glendale and carefully, reverently, planted my Pepper for State Auditor sign in the dry, hard ground.
John Pepper's introduction was short and very, very powerful. Francie's was matter-of-fact and appropriately horatory.
David's was polished and businesslike, emphasizing what the Ohio Auditor's job should entail, including bringing business consolidation and order to the 14 failing municipalities around the state.
I have been privileged to see this all develop over the years. John, the Father, well we know his story; Francie, Woman of the Year in Cincinnati, and introducer of her roommate Eunie to me -- well, we know hers as well. Now David.
Thus -- if we just add Pepper -- is the world as it should be and I hope to Hell this is the future of Ohio politics.
From last night I conclude this ain't the laid-back "Just Add Pepper." This is "Add Pepper Dammit! Jalapeno! And quick." What we will get with David as Auditor of Ohio, just as we got with Hamilton County under his leadership, is William Cooper Procter fairness, humaneness, efficiency and order.
And humor. It's was David's crack against his father that brought down the house/tent: "Would those of you with a last name beginning with 'G' please raise your hand?" (John, with two of his secretaries in attendance, in his introductory speech, had "complained" that when he -- dutifully, as David's father -- sent out emails to what he thought was the complete list, David told him to go back and keep working -- that John he had just done the A-to-F's.)
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