The Daily News' Dave Davies reports today that Bob Brady failed to list his city pension on his required financial disclosure papers. Similar ommissions kicked other candidates, including city council candidate Vern Anastasio, off the ballot in past years.
This is a big deal, folks. It's routine for candidates to challenge each other's papers, but there's also a body of ruling that says failing to include a source of income like that is reason to be bounced from the ballot. Besides Anastasio, it happened to former Common Pleas Judge John Braxton. That case went to the state Supreme Court, which ruled that Braxton was off the ballot.
What makes the ommission particularly odd is that Brady lists the money on his Congressional financial disclosures. The pension is for his service as City Council sergeant-at-arms (a tenure that, by the way, Lynne Abraham reminded us of when she endorsed Brady a few weeks ago.)
Brady spokeswoman Kate Philips said campaign officials would file an amended disclosure form this morning, rather than wait until another candidate challenges his candidacy.
"We would hope that the spirit of democracy and the will of 24,000 Philadelphians who signed our petitions will rise above petty politics," Philips told Dave.
Ok, sure.
Now, all that said...
Brady does run the city Democratic Party, and he is directly responsible for vetting judicial candidates.
And there is one, faint "out" for him in this controversy: the state ethics board notes there is an "exception for governmentally mandated payments."
But, Dave notes in his story, one of the omissions that tripped Braxton up was his state pension.
So we'll see what happens.
In the meantime, what I wonder is which of the other four candidates will be the first to file the challenge?
Comments (73)
forget the other four - - man - if i was Queena, this is where i would make my stand. If nothing else she would finally get some media time (for free, no less)
Posted by Robert | March 9, 2007 8:13 AM
I agree Dan - which is why somoene like Queena would be in the perfect position to file a challenge. Nothing to lose and is already outside the machine.
Even if a judge rules for Brady - Queena would at least finally get some spotlight ... and wouldn't have to drape herself over a coffin!
Posted by Robert | March 9, 2007 9:11 AM
I third the motion. Most judicial decisions that have anything to do with political candidates seem to be motivated by politics. And the winning side is mostly on the wrong side of the issue, it seems.
BTW, is Brady getting both a pension and a congressional salary? The more I find out about how elected officials get paid and "benefitted" the more I feel like a sucker for my pay and benefits.
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March 9, 2007 9:17 AM
"We would hope that the spirit of democracy ... would rise above petty politics...." I tried to get the Democratic Party Rules from the party offices on Walnut Street and from Tartaglione's Commissioner's Office but, in violation of state law, they were not available. In fact, I was told on Walnut Street (falsely, of course) that the only rules that counted were in Brady's possession! These machine guys should all be hanged from the yardarm at sunrise. Interestingly, Brady's SNAFU is now prominently featured on the Knox website. There WILL be a challenge.
Posted by Fran Hanssens | March 9, 2007 10:58 AM
If I were Knox, I would challenge. I would want to eliminate a candidate with an allegedly strong field operation so that it becomes more about TV. And I would want to be the only white candidate. I don't are what Knox has to lose by challenging. Even if the challenge is denied, it will put more attention on bradys incompetence.
Posted by newbie | March 9, 2007 1:29 PM
I'm strongly opposed to Brady - he personifies the machine that citizens of this great city need to destroy before they can move forward with serious ideas.
However, it's plain to see that the Brady campaign wasn't trying to pull a fast one on anyone by omitting this source of income - it's obviously just a stupid error. Would you want your favored candidate bounced for such a ridiculous technicality? Anyone who challenges Brady's candidacy is going to look weak and petty.
I say let's let Jabba run and let's beat him on the basis of his record.
Posted by Joe | March 9, 2007 4:16 PM
Look, if you can't fill out a simple form, are you really qualified to be mayor? Let him get bounced, one less idiot on the ballot.
Posted by jimmy mack | March 9, 2007 4:55 PM
I hope that this can prevent Brady from running. His success would mean the return of big machine politics to Phila where the "organization" runs the city and nothing progressive gets done
Posted by David | March 10, 2007 12:20 PM
Brady is the king of Petty politics. It is going to be wonderful to see him beat at his own game! How many qualified individuals were ran out of elections by him and his monkeys! I hope knox or bass take lead and send him and all those pay to play folks with him. He has lost credibility as the chairman who can not follow the process.....da da duh!!!!
Posted by manuel | March 11, 2007 3:35 AM
Every time I hear Brady speak, he shares some anecodote about what he's done for that audience. It almost sounds like "you scratch my back - I'll scratch yours" Or worse, "I did this for you know you do this for me." He admitted yesterday, "(He's) a machine guy!" at the SEIU forum!! If I hear the soup and gas story again.....
Posted by Shun him! | March 11, 2007 12:29 PM
Our boy Milton is seeking a change of venue for the case to be heard. If they get this kicked to a different city, the demcratice machine may not have the power with the judge hearing the case that it would in Phila.
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