Bob Freeman Worst Politician in History?

Since Bob likes to dig up old articles from The Republic, I thought I would check the archives for anything about him.  What I found, I believe, will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Bob is the worst politician in history.  From what I could tell from the archives, I believe Bob has lost every single election he's ever entered.  Here's the list I've come up with:

2003 Columbus City Council District 2
2004 County Council At Large
2006 Columbus City Council District 3
2008 County Council At Large

He's 0-4, soon to be 0-5.  Quite the impressive record of futility.  He reminds me of the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the 2008 Detroit Lions.

And how does Bob explain his losses?  Here's an excerpt from a Jan. 10, 2006 article in The Republic:  When Bob Freeman ran for Columbus City Council as an independent in 2003, he blamed his loss on his lack of party.  "I wanted to show you didn't have to be a Democrat or a Republican to win," he said on Monday.  "I was wrong."  When he ran as a Democrat a year later for Bartholomew County Council, he blamed a general sentiment in favor of Republicans.  Today, he has a feeling the "pendulum has swung the other direction," and the time is ripe for Freeman, still a Democrat, to rise.  Notice that he blames everything but himself, although I'm shocked that he admitted he was wrong about something.

Now did Bob learn anything from his defeats to entice more voters to vote for him?
After the 2004 defeat, Bob wrote in a letter to The Republic: "The people who are content with what we have, once again, came out on top. So, we get to have a few more years the same ol' stuff, where nobody plans ahead or ruffles any feathers."  Sounds to me like he's insulting the voters.  That's a sure fire way to get more votes in the next election.

In a 2005 letter to the editor, Bob wrote:  "George W. Bush is a dangerous war criminal and should be treated as such."  Well, Bob just lost a lot of Republican voters and probably some Independents too.

Then, in a bitter letter to the editor after his defeat in 2008, Bob wrote:  "Apparently, a majority of the people aren’t ready for the same sort of changes locally that they are nationally. A majority of the voters are content with the County Council that we have currently.  Apparently, it’s OK to not plan ahead, even when they know months ahead of time that revenue will be cut. Apparently, it’s fine to hold off important votes until after an election so it doesn’t interfere with an incumbent’s chance of re-election.  Apparently, it’s OK to deny raises next year for employees instead of cutting other non-essentials. Apparently, it’s fine to have a County Council that follows the whims and demands of a party leader. Apparently, the voters are content with this.  Apparently, people think we can survive four more years of this."  Sounds to me like he's insulting the voters yet again.

And then on columbuzz not too long ago, Bob wrote: "That explains some of the troubles I have getting people to see the truth. Maybe it isn't so much the message being sent as it is a lack of proper equipment necessary to receive that message. That could very well explain some voting patterns too."  Uh, Bob, calling the voters a bunch of idiots is not a good political strategy.

So is Bob the worst politician in history?  I'll let you be the judge.  But I've come up with one other explanation for his futility.  Maybe Bob doesn't really care if he wins or loses.  I've noticed that Bob seems to have a huge ego, one that needs to be fed constantly.  So when Bob rants and raves on his little website, you see all the Bob-o-bots comment on his articles to feed his ginormous ego.  They hang on his every word, tell him he walks on water, and attach their lips to Bob's backside.  He may lose elections, but at least he'll still have his minions.