Philly's next mayor has already been chosen
Brandon Marshall Ngai
Issue date: 10/26/07 Section: Ed-Op
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Aims of transforming Philadelphia into the "next great city," unfortunately, must be placed on the back burner temporarily. Following Nutter's victory (forgive the prescience), change will not and cannot come as sudden as it should. He will be tasked with cleaning up the vestiges of Street's City Hall, a necessary chore that must be undergone to complete more substantial objectives. Aside from this, he must also reward his benefactors quietly and discretely, as do all winning candidates, before he can make his gains. Both Nutter and Taubenberger have spoken against the pay-to-play politics that overwhelm Philadelphia, and, for that matter, the entire nation, but they are also willing participants of that very system. An advantage in funding separates their candidacies from paltry third-party ones.
Only after the completion of these bureaucratic priorities can Michael Nutter truly become Mayor Nutter. Mayor Nutter will implement his stop-and-frisk policy as soon as he can in hopes of lowering the crime rate. Mayor Nutter will fix the way things work in City Hall, or, as Al Taubenberger put it, will "throw out the bums…who have been ripping us off for years." Mayor Nutter will invest his time and funds in SEPTA, education, and a brand new citywide recycling system. If he has enough time in the day, perhaps Mayor Nutter will figure out that plowing the streets when it snows would be a good thing, too.
Sorry Philadelphians, but come Nov. 6, your vote won't count.
Brandon Marshall Ngai is a junior majoring in political science. He can be reached at ed-op@thetriangle.org.
Only after the completion of these bureaucratic priorities can Michael Nutter truly become Mayor Nutter. Mayor Nutter will implement his stop-and-frisk policy as soon as he can in hopes of lowering the crime rate. Mayor Nutter will fix the way things work in City Hall, or, as Al Taubenberger put it, will "throw out the bums…who have been ripping us off for years." Mayor Nutter will invest his time and funds in SEPTA, education, and a brand new citywide recycling system. If he has enough time in the day, perhaps Mayor Nutter will figure out that plowing the streets when it snows would be a good thing, too.
Sorry Philadelphians, but come Nov. 6, your vote won't count.
Brandon Marshall Ngai is a junior majoring in political science. He can be reached at ed-op@thetriangle.org.
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