We already know who Councilor Wheeler’s 2026 opponent is going to be, and it’s unsurprisingly Ms Melanie Levesque. She announced their rematch in January, when she was the honoree at a Martin Luther King event.
There are 5 seats in the Executive Council, and there hasn’t been much discussion about opponents for the 4 other members until now. Councilor Kenney’s opponent will be Rep. Luz Bay, a dear friend of Melanie’s. Melanie has made social media posts in support of Luz in previous campaign seasons as a fellow member of the enemy camp. Since their side of the aisle is confused about what a WOMAN is, it might be appropriate to point out that both Melanie and Luz are adult females. And they happen to have something else in common with Ketanji: they’re women of color. More on judge stuff in a moment.
I vaguely remember a Morgan Freeman tweet in which he said that one of the best ways to improve racial matters is to stop talking about them, but hey, free speech is for everyone, and that includes Morgan Freeman, Luz Bay, and Melanie Levesque just as much as those who despise Beth Scaer’s women’s sports flag.
Because Melanie’s article complaining about Wheeler and trying to tie him to ICE matters appeared in the Useless Liar the day after Damien Fisher’s first NH Journal article on troubles with Tim McGough was published, I failed to multitask and strike while the iron was hot. I try not to miss an opportunity to discuss Melanie, but all was not lost: I got to mention it now, as Stefany Shaheen tweeted a picture of herself with Luz Bay and a caption thanking Luz for her candidacy to the same government body. I immediately thought of suggesting a tea party for Stefany, Luz, and Melanie, but NOT with the finest tea recommended by subject matter expert Di Lothrop or the Silver Scone’s owner.
The tea to be served to this unholy trinity of Dem women would be Reverend Wright’s special gladiola tea, a mixture of chicken manure and water. Yes, I said “chicken manure and water,” which was what Melanie said in her article.

And speaking of being served, let’s talk about bartending for a moment. In her campaign website, Luz Bay claims to make “perfect margaritas.” Do you remember that I mentioned earlier that there would be “more on judge stuff in a moment?” Judges are lawyers, and Daryl Abbas bartended his way through law school, something not mentioned on his Senate home page. However, in his revelation to the rest of the Senate and all its spectators, he said he could tell (essentially “judge”) how a margarita will taste by looking at its color. We will let Daryl Abbas decide whether Luz Bay makes the perfect margarita, giving Luz the opportunity to prove she’s a better bartender than AOC.
Oh, and I’m not done talking about chicken manure because Luz also mentions that she has 6 chickens on the same page as her claim to making the perfect margarita. That means Luz has an abundance of that special ingredient for Reverend Wright’s gladiola tea. Melanie’s birthday is next month, and it would be very thoughtful of Luz to make her a pot of that tea. A good item to pair with it would be Miss Minnie’s “special pie” that was served to Miss Hilly Holbrook.