The Curious Case of Adam Giambrone

This is not Adam Giambrone's week or year for that matter.

For those not living in Greater Toronto, Giambrone is a baby faced Toronto City councilor and chair of the Toronto Transit Commission. he used to teach archeology at University of Toronto and former president of the federal New Democratic Party all before the age of 30.

The public transit file is a mess all you have to do is google the sleeping TTC ticket agent to get an idea of what's going on. Of course this does not trouble Giambrone with his mayoral ambitions, however his personal life put an end to the dream today.

Coles notes, Giambrone was living with his long time girlfriend Sarah McQuarrie and at the same time having a side thing going on with a 20 year old university student, and as it turns out a few other women as the story later unfolds.

So what you say? Here's the deal in text messages to the Kristen Lucas (the first other woman), Giambrone dropped the bombshell he had a long time girlfriend living with him and that she is at his side at public events for political reasons. Let me repeat this, he tells his friend with benefits that the live in girlfriend (reality common law wife)is around for campaign optics.

I have a big problem with that. Yes Giambrone is technically not married but having cheated on Ms. McQuarrie and calling her for lack of a better term a political prop in a text message behind her back is just plain beyond the pale. Cheating on someone you are in a relationship with is one thing, talking about your partner like that is something else.

Speaking as man who's been around long enough, I'm telling you it comes down to strength of character and how you value your personal and professional relationships. It's clear Giambrone does not value his and is also guilty of trying to try and lie to manage the story in a vain attempt to get ahead of it.

It's Ms. McQuarrie's personal business on how she deals with her wayward former wannabe mayoral candidate boyfriend and I am not going to speculate what will happen next for them. It's safe speculation Giambrone is sleeping alone tonight.

There are some takeaway lessons, most obvious being tattoos can be removed but text messages like tweets and Facebook status updates are forever. Careful what you text/tweet/update, it's public and if you are politician or aspire to be one, it's public record.

The next lesson, strength of character, it's how you treat the people in your life, the way you deal with situations that impact others and are you a decent human being. This in turn translates into perceptions what kind of person you are and decide if you are the person for the job or romantic relationship material. That's where Adam Giambrone had his massive failure this week.