"U KNOW IT AIN'T EASY...U KNOW HOW HARD IT CAN BE..."

"The way things are going, they're going to crucify me."

By Juan Montoya
As the race for mayor of the City of Brownsville heats up, one can't blame some candidates for feeling that they are being unjustly targeted for criticism.
Whether it's Pat Ahumada for doggedly defending his depositing of the famous $26,000 city check in his account, Willie Garza for his escapades au naturel, Capt. Bob Sanchez for his oversized signs, Brenda Joyas for her New World Order, Tony Martinez for his back-room deals, etc., everyone has something of which they would rather not be reminded.
So, we must say, does Head Cheez Erasmo Castro, who as we have pointed out before, fixed it up so that a felony forgery conviction was blurred over and then had his failure to complete his probation forgiven.
The candidates, to their credit, have learned how to weather the blows, grin and bear it, and continue to campaign.
But there are some signs that not all of them are dealing with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune with the same aplomb.
While Martinez has come under fire in the various blogs in town (this one included), no one has had an entire website dedicated to persecute any particular candidate. No one, that is, except Castro. An outfit calling itself nomorecheezmeh has vowed to pillage Castro for what they say is conduct unbecoming a Head Cheez. We don't know who these folks are, but it is probably not pleasant for Castro to come across their postings where they seek to derail his campaign and Internet claims.
For someone used to have his word accepted as Gospel, this might be a bit trying for the Le Gran Fromage.
We have come across some personal business cards handed out by Castro which sublimely insinuate that the bearer is feeling somewhat persecuted. His card, which carries an email address of lamasabactini@yahoo.com, gives an indication that Castro may feel folks are picking on him just as those nasties did with Jesus way back when.
Someone pointed out that Esasmo earned a degree in theology and in fact is head of a church. Do you believe it?
With Easter (and the crucifixion) just around the corner, the email address may come in very apropos. It may also be that perhaps the voters in the city election aren't receiving His message as well as he thought they would. Who knows?
We looked for a translation of the phrase "lamasabactini" and found out that the words were the ones spoken from the cross when Jesus was crucified, according to the Gospel of Matthew. 
Does Erasmo feel forsaken? And is it somewhat sacrilegious to compare oneself to God in our suffering?
Well, politics can sometimes be a onerous profession, and Castro is indeed carrying a heavy load without the added onus of wining over votes in the face of adversity. Es un verdadero calvario. But hey, once you're a candidate, get ready for anything, even carrying that cross.