Maybe really fat people with Type I diabetes are Brady's stronghold?

Maybe it was a promise of free testing kits? City wins no-bid contract with Liberty Medical Services?

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WHYY pays their CEO $750,000 a year. So WHYY should I renew my membership? Seems they have no problems finding money and spending it unwisely.


And this is why you should donate to PACCA, not PETA:

In September, PETA made headlines in Vermont and across the nation for asking Ben & Jerry's ice cream to use human breast milk in their ice cream, instead of cow milk

okay, so what does everyone know that i don't know? why does everyone hate on brady so much? is it because he looks like he's on his deathbed, or at the very least on the verge of a massive heart attack?

Well I don't think if the mayor dies in office we get to have a runoff election to replace him (council pres becomes mayor? dunno what does the Charter say about this?)

rabid: Brady is the head, the face, the body of the local Fumocrat-operated DNC machine.

If you vote for Brady, you are basically voting Fumo for mayor.

Fumo... you know, the guy that brought us the casinos in Philly.

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WHYY pays their CEO $750,000 a year. So WHYY should I renew my membership? Seems they have no problems finding money and spending it unwisely.


And this is why you should donate to PACCA, not PETA:

In September, PETA made headlines in Vermont and across the nation for asking Ben & Jerry's ice cream to use human breast milk in their ice cream, instead of cow milk

ah, i see. so if i'm not terribly opposed to the casinos (can't hate something whose effects i'm simply not sure of), any other reason to hate him? is his (brady's) idea of "helping" the delaware corridor to add casinos and the like? my idea of "helping" was a citywide bike path along the river, cute neighborhood shops and restaurants, a whole line extending the whole length of philly. am i just seeing it wrong?

Hmm, that sounds great in Fantasyland. How to you propose to pay for that when the city is severely restricted from issuing new debt?

For the record, I am not opposed to the casinos, either.

But Brady doesn't have a clue how to spend money. He has held no position in his life where he has been fiscally responsible for other people's money directly, much less be the purseholder for a city with a budget [deficit] our size.

Brady has also promised that he will be complacent in the upcoming city contract negotiations... so that only spells one outcome: a massive increase in pension obligations.

Those obligations already doubled before Street took office and are still growing at a cataclysmic rate today. Brady, the union sympathizer, would actually be motivated to pare down the city's largest expense? I can't believe that.

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WHYY pays their CEO $750,000 a year. So WHYY should I renew my membership? Seems they have no problems finding money and spending it unwisely.


And this is why you should donate to PACCA, not PETA:

In September, PETA made headlines in Vermont and across the nation for asking Ben & Jerry's ice cream to use human breast milk in their ice cream, instead of cow milk

heh... well i wish i could propose something realistic with backbone, in which case i'd gladly run to become your mayor.... but off the top of my head - i think the #1 place we're losing money (which ties into #1 problem with drivers in this state) is on the lack of red light and speed cameras. DC has red light cameras all over and they've just started installing speed cameras. you have NO IDEA how much money i & others paid to the city government before we smartened up and stopped running red lights... hey, there's a notion!!! since i moved to PA 2 years ago, i'm ashamed to admit i've picked up the driving habits i see of every other car here, and slam on the gas at a yellow light.
traffic aside, how about make each riverfront developer abide by strict aesthetic & greening guidelines and agree to leave space for a walking/bike path (or even pave it themselves)... and possibly contribute $$$ to help clean up surrounding communities (i mean, how hard can it be to sweep the broken glass off of delaware ave?)... and as unpopular with developers as this may be, what about restricting the tax abatement laws? man, i pay absolutely nothing here compared to DC. we are missing out on a lot of money.
anyway, not claiming to be an expert, but those are a couple of my ideas.

rapid: we already have 3 red light cameras installed on Route 1 aka The Boulevard.

It's been in beta-test forever, though.

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WHYY pays their CEO $750,000 a year. So WHYY should I renew my membership? Seems they have no problems finding money and spending it unwisely.


And this is why you should donate to PACCA, not PETA:

In September, PETA made headlines in Vermont and across the nation for asking Ben & Jerry's ice cream to use human breast milk in their ice cream, instead of cow milk

Rabid,

People don't like Brady because he is the face of the machine. Further, he doesn't understand basic economics and is probably the second worst of the bunch. For example, he demonstrated in a recent trial in which Knox was attempting to throw him off the ballot, that he didn't understand what "vested" meant, with respect to his pension plan. That doesn't inspire confidence when you realize this city has some very serious financial challenges ahead of itself. Further, Brady hasn't expressed many ideas at all for moving this city forward, at least not in public forums.

As EC alluded to, he'll probably hand over the piggy bank to the unions in upcoming contract negotiations. Keep in mind that the city spends almost 30% of its entire budget on health care and pension obligations today, and that number is expected only to grow. We'll need somebody who isn't obligated to return favors to the unions.

Finally, a number of candidates, namely Nutter and Evans, have much more experience and many more detailed plans for developing the city on many fronts. I would encourage you to visit thenextmayor.com as well as their individual websites. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me for more information.

I obviously support Nutter. As a local political junkie, I promise you that he will inspire confidence in the citizens unlike any mayor in recent history, perhaps even exceeding Rendell's status in this respect.

If Brady gets elected mayor, the reaction in the national media will be: "can you believe a city elected this buffoon?" If Mr. Nutter wins, I'm almost certain the headline will be "citizens of Philadelphia cross racial lines to support progressive candidate Michael Nutter".

I don't know, I can go on and on. Brady has spent his entire career in the public sector, not in a good way. Every single one of his children and a number of his siblings work for the government in jobs that he certainly obtained for them via favors. His wife works as an "office manager" for a small company which gets no bid contracts from the city. Her salary, as an office manager? $100,000. This city doesn't need another Bob Brady. It needs a fresh face who is really going to make Philadelphia America's Next Great City.

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After reviewing all of the commentary on here. If I was going to vote, I would vote for Michael Nutter.

i know... i moved here around the time those were installed; i remember people making a big deal out of them on the news. that's three intersections out of --- thousands?? three is great, but i was talking more along the lines of at every single intersection in the entire city and surrounding burbs.


3rd&brown - good points, and i have been browsing thenextmayor site... there is a ton to be read there. i still wanted to do a lot of research before i voted. like i started out with, none of the candidates made a huge favorable impression on me. i do love the idea (i think nutter's?) of police profiling and doing random searches. i'm sorry, but anything but to me is a waste of our already-stretched resources and our society's just entirely too PC.