It’s a sad truth.

Randy - what’s funny is that the current Mayor is the poster child for street fights in city council. That he was allowed to become mayor is beyond me.

For years Michael Nutter has represented to me one of the only hopes for an otherwise somewhat-classless City Council — he’s always seemed calm, thoughtful and intelligent while all around him were some council members seeming to exude dumbness and/or rudeness. (I’m sure a lot of these folks actually were or are intelligent, but their accents and attitudes often tend to make them sound otherwise.)

As a lifelong Philly-area resident, I’ve still never quite recovered from the embarrassment of the days back when there would be screaming and actual freakin’ fisticuffs on the council floor.

Mr. Nutter has always struck me as the antithesis of that kind of behavior, so again, I’m pleasantly surprised and hopeful!

I’d be more willing to credit the “general public” for their intelligence in choosing Nutter if I didn’t have sneaking suspicion that the majority were swayed because they thought his daughter was just oh-so-cute in that commercial.

Regardless, I agree with you that he was the very best choice for a city that really needs some major redirection. The escalation of seemingly indiscriminate violence is heartbreaking…whether any one elected official can reverse this trend - I don’t know - we can only hope Nutter can do something…anything…