It's a hole in one (head)

So, the young, inexperienced, and frankly, undeserving Mayor of Pittsburgh is just plain fun to watch and see what kind of trouble he can get himself into. The U.S. Open golf tournament is being played at Oakmont Country Club this weekend, just outside of the city, and a story in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said this about the exuberant Mayor:


When reporter Megan West for The Golf Channel checked in with city hall and said she was coming to get "local flavor," Mr. Ravenstahl was all over it.

He led a tour of the city, touted the April finding that the city was again the Places Rated Almanac's Most Livable City, and was filmed knocking golf balls from Point State Park into the rivers.


Now, let's just stop and imagine that image. Mayor of Pittsburgh. Standing in beautiful, lush Point State Park. Right at the tip of the city, at the very confluence of our sparkling three rivers. Hitting golf balls into the water for The Golf Channel's cameras.

Not only is it against the law to pollute the waterways, but this fellow touts himself as "the green mayor."

As a friend of mine said in an email, "He’s the green Mayor – not talking environment."

I was green with envy that I hadn't thought of that line first.