Shoulda Thoughta That Before
There was a court hearing today on the challenge to Bob Brady’s spot on the mayoral ballot. The Inquirer’s mayoral election blog was there with live updates, and I was struck with this particular passage:
There’s a lot of testiness in the air, as Brady time and again makes reference to the fact that by sitting on the witness stand he is not doing the job he was elected to do in Congress.
You know, granted, I’m taking the reporters’ word for it that this describes Brady’s attitude. But, y’know, he’s the guy that decided he wanted to run for a term as mayor that starts in 2008 when his term as a congressman doesn’t end until 2009. If Brady had not a) decided to run for a different office and then b) screwed up his paperwork, he could have been down in Washington having a fine old congressional time. So the concern about doing his job seems a little too late.
I have a hunch that by the time this is over, even if Brady’s still on the ballot, I’ll prefer the idea of voting for a dead fish.
About Dave Thomer
Born and raised in Philadelphia. Studied philosophy at Fordham University in the Bronx, where I made many great friends and met my wonderful wife. We moved back to Philadelphia, where I studied philosophy some more and became a teacher. Online and off, I'm looking for ways that we can be better citizens and build stronger communities.