Who better to steal a quote from than Alan Shepard who is said to have yelled impatiently that very phrase from atop a Redstone rocket booster? Like Shepard, who couldn't wait to be hurled at twice the speed of sound into the darkness, the peace and the quiet of space, I can't wait to get this mayor's race (and this blog) launched and be hurled into something far less quiet. Unfortunately, like the Redstone rocket booster of the early space program, mayor's races in Philly seem to blow up three out of every four times - sometimes literally - just google "molotov cocktail" and "Philadelphia" and you'll see what I mean.
But maybe, just maybe, we can avoid that this time around. As a city we can finally come together and demand the type of high-minded, issues-based, responsive and idealistic campaign that befits the place where the phrases "We hold these truths to be self-evident" and "We the people" were born.
Am I being too naive? Possibly. Is it worth trying? Definitely.
So that's what this blog and this entire project is all about. The Next Mayor isn't about the person who will be the next mayor but the package of ideas and issues that voters of Philadelphia and the residents of the entire Greater Philadelphia region would like the next mayor to address in the course of the campaign. In the coming months we'll present you with a number of different video, audio and print pieces written for, about and in many cases by you, the citizen.
Sure, there's a chance that the whole election goes as usual and the people of Philadelphia are left that much poorer for it. But there was also a chance that Alan Shepard would be vaporized by his Redstone booster instead of reaching the stars as he ultimately did. So let's light this candle and maybe 2007 can be one giant leap for Philadelphia.
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