Only in Philadelphia would the revelation that the highest levels of city administration are under investigation by the FBI result in that administration quickly gaining in the polls.
And why do you think this is happening? I’ll give you two guesses. If you suspect the race card, you’ve got it in one. Suddenly a thoroughly corrupt administration, under investigation, is being compared to FBI wiretaps of Martin Luther King and other civil rights figures. Great googly moogly!
Pity Katz is the opposing candidate, and too bad he’s white. If he had half a backbone or he was the ‘right’ color he could come right out and call it like it is: is there really anyone out there who thinks Street has been a good mayor? Black or white, it doesn’t matter. What’s at issue is his ability to do his job! If, as it is vividly apparent, the current administration has been an unmitigated disaster for the City of Philadelphia culminating in a Federal investigation of corruption shouldn’t the dude be tossed out on his ear? Fair or not?
Ahh, but it’s the City of Brotherly Love – spelled Bruthaly – and it looks to them like big, bad whitey’s out to keep the bruthaman down.
My God, if it weren’t so ridiculous it’d be sad.