Comments on: Pols And Wonks Agree: Nutter At Midterm Is More Bizarro Than Dudely http://www.philebrity.com/2009/11/17/pols-and-wonks-agree-nutter-at-midterm-is-more-bizarro-than-dudely/ philly's longest-standing cityblog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:04:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: amc4232http://www.philebrity.com/2009/11/17/pols-and-wonks-agree-nutter-at-midterm-is-more-bizarro-than-dudely/comment-page-1/#comment-16171 amc4232 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:07 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=28810#comment-16171 Don't forget 311 and single-stream recycling pick-up every week Don’t forget 311 and single-stream recycling pick-up every week

]]> By: mcknappershttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/11/17/pols-and-wonks-agree-nutter-at-midterm-is-more-bizarro-than-dudely/comment-page-1/#comment-16164 mcknappers Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:03:43 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=28810#comment-16164 I know it's not enough to make up for all the reform he promised, but on the environment and sustainability front, he's been pretty stellar. Proof: www.greenworksphila.org. It's ambitious and it's getting implemented, even in a tough economy. I know it’s not enough to make up for all the reform he promised, but on the environment and sustainability front, he’s been pretty stellar. Proof: http://www.greenworksphila.org. It’s ambitious and it’s getting implemented, even in a tough economy.

]]> By: luttonhttp://www.philebrity.com/2009/11/17/pols-and-wonks-agree-nutter-at-midterm-is-more-bizarro-than-dudely/comment-page-1/#comment-16160 lutton Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:53:32 +0000 http://www.philebrity.com/?p=28810#comment-16160 Street's administration was a cesspool of patronage, back-room deals, graft and outright corruption where everyone jumped right in on day one to run their scams, er, programs and initiatives that rewarded their friends and provided ample opportunity to skim from the public.While I don't doubt for a minute that some of that is still occuring--this is Philadelphia--I think that the current administration and the increased scrutiny at state and federal levels has mitigated a good deal of it.And like people sat around doing nothing with the Delaware waterfront for decades--waiting until they could figure out how and where to game the system--the same is likely happening with this administration and any legacy-style endeavors.In Philadelphia very little happens until people figure out how to make more than their fair share on it. (Wonder why very little stimulus money has been spent? Maybe the oversight is too good?) It'll take a lot of leadership to overcome that kind of inertia, and I don't know if Nutter has it. Street’s administration was a cesspool of patronage, back-room deals, graft and outright corruption where everyone jumped right in on day one to run their scams, er, programs and initiatives that rewarded their friends and provided ample opportunity to skim from the public.

While I don’t doubt for a minute that some of that is still occuring–this is Philadelphia–I think that the current administration and the increased scrutiny at state and federal levels has mitigated a good deal of it.

And like people sat around doing nothing with the Delaware waterfront for decades–waiting until they could figure out how and where to game the system–the same is likely happening with this administration and any legacy-style endeavors.

In Philadelphia very little happens until people figure out how to make more than their fair share on it. (Wonder why very little stimulus money has been spent? Maybe the oversight is too good?) It’ll take a lot of leadership to overcome that kind of inertia, and I don’t know if Nutter has it.

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