With unrepentant equivocality, Congressman Chaka Fattah said that without a doubt, he may or may not still run for mayor even if the Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives - maybe.
In today's Daily News, Catherince Lucey tried to pin down the super smooth Fattah and get him to say whether or not he'd run even if he has a shot at being the chair of the House Appropriations Committee (down the line, of course). Fattah denied that this November would affect his decision about next November.
Fattah - who does not have to relinquish his seat to run but would if he won - says changes in the House will not sway him.
"It's not going to have any bearing on my decision," said Fattah, who added that he's looking at two issues in deciding whether to run.
"Could I be elected mayor," is the first, he said. "Much more importantly, what are the 10 things, 2,000 things I can do as mayor."
So, Congressman, if the Democrats retake the House in the fall, do you still think you could be elected mayor and would one of the 10 or 2000 things you could do as mayor be serve as chairman of the House Appropriations Committee?
A fun story to read, but one we won't know the end of until November (which is still less time than we have to wait to find out how the Sopranos raps up).