It has been observed, if you want to see a man's true character, play a round of golf with him.

Mayoral candidates will not be golfing this week, but they will be facing a test of their character. The temptation to take cheap shots, massage the truth, and tell outright lies, will reach a crescendo this week, the last week before the election.

Brace yourself for negative campaigning. When times are good, and the golf ball rests on the fairway with a straight shot to the green, the players are civil, polite, carefully honest.

Now one ball is in the rough, the cup is almost out of reach.
And Marty Chavez true character is starting to shine like the
rising sun. He is folding under the strain. His latest anti-Berry
ads feature such egregious distortions of truth, that one
wonders how voters can simply ignore such egregious
distortions of the truth. They speak to Chavez' character,
he approves each ad.

Voters should not ignore the character manifest this week.
This is the week where adversity tempts candidates character
to weaken, prompting them to lose control.

Voters will watch it happen; they should not ignore the
implications.