Quote:
Originally Posted by bvan
Here is what I am hearing from the grizzled Philly veterans.
This is 'The Department'. The zoning board, is 'The Department.
Every Mayor, every administration, has a department (or two) where they stash all thier friends who they owe something to.
The veterans say that there is no way Nutter has 20-30 experienced zoning people waiting in the wings to swoop in and run this department. Its going to be his crony, patronage, payback job, department. They all do it. Nutter is no different in that aspect. (Although I did get them to agree that he was the best candidate we could have elected, and they did vote for him)
I can't talk them out of it, and I actually begin to feel a little naive as I am trying to....
Anyone care to comment about that?
|
Sure. It's nonsense. The five people he appointed are eminently qualified. I think Manko will be great.
Susan Jaffe understands zoning and will be a good chairwoman.
And for all the bureaucratic slugs in L&I, who are also part of the problem, there will be a major shake up.
It's a new day already. Hallelujah.