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As I write this, Anna Verna has been unanimously re-elected as City Council President and is giving a speech. Verna is a wonderful woman, but not a public speaker, so the mind wanders as she speaks.

The stage is filled with a whos-who in Philly politics -- virtually every elected official and mahoff in the city.

And it makes me wonder. If you could spray some truth serum onto that stage, wait for everyone to inhale deeply, and then asked: Everyone here who is glad John Street will soon no longer be mayor of Philadelphia please raise your hand

Who would raise their hands?

Strike that. To be more accurate, who would not raise their hand?

So far, just scanning the crowd, I count two or three whose hands would not shoot up. Street. Councilman Darryl Clark, maybe Jannie Blackwell. Though I not sure about her.

I'm also not sure about Gov. Rendell. Knowing him, he'd raise both hands.

-- Tom Ferrick

Posted by Tom Ferrick on January 7, 2008 10:29 AM |

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Bill Marston:

... who is glad John Street will soon no longer be mayor of Philadelphia please raise your hand

Who would raise their hands?

Strike that. To be more accurate, who would not raise their hand?

So far, just scanning the crowd, I count two or three whose hands would not shoot up. Street. Councilman Darryl Clark, maybe Jannie Blackwell. Though I not sure about her.

I'm also not sure about Gov. Rendell. Knowing him, he'd raise both hands.

Amusing, but how can that knowledge help us influence outcomes in Harrisburg? (wishing for some magic "sensible behavior" dust to sprinkle on the Capitol...)

Posted by Bill Marston | January 25, 2008 2:59 PM

Posted on January 25, 2008 14:59

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Great Expectations is a civic engagement project brought to you by The Inquirer and the University of Pennsylvania. Check out the Great Expectations Web site.

Chris Satullo is an Inquirer columnist and former editor of The Inquirer's Editorial Page. He was a founder of the Great Expectations project, which focuses on civic engagement and the issues in Philadelphia's 2007 mayoral race.

Tom Ferrick, a former Inquirer reporter, worked on the Great Expectations project throughout 2007 and into 2008.

Other members of the Editorial Board will be weighing in on the blog, as will Harris Sokoloff and Jodie Chester Lowe, members of the Great Expectations team.

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