tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post116532267988874529..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Things That Happen on FridaysMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1165437359781271392006-12-06T15:35:00.000-05:002006-12-06T15:35:00.000-05:00I gotta say, I don't follow local politics as much...I gotta say, I don't follow local politics as much, but right now Pittsburgh feels depressing. First, you had Bob O firing people by phone, from his hospital bed, which seemed to be engineered if not stage managed by Regan. You had Zober as head of an apparently phantom department to pave his way to deputy mayor. You had the whole Regan as Public Safety director, undone by the stuff discussed in the post. And, for me, the last straw was finding out how close Ravenstahl is to Darlene Harris, the new council person. I remember the old days of the Fink School Board. Despite Bob O'Connor's claim of being a business guy, this is exactly what I was afraid of, stupid machine games. The funny thing about Murphy was that everyone seemed to dislike him so much that he didn't seem to get much of a machine going. But you know, too much of this machine shit and the Yuppies we seem to want will stay in the bigger cities, where at least they can get a decent (chain) cupcake.EdHeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109361235271107574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1165380373233118802006-12-05T23:46:00.000-05:002006-12-05T23:46:00.000-05:00I'm not convinced that the old Bob loyalists are t...I'm not convinced that the old Bob loyalists are the only ones--or even the dominate ones--in the Ravenstahl administration. And I think that may be the real problem, which manifests itself in stuff like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1165365768556573592006-12-05T19:42:00.000-05:002006-12-05T19:42:00.000-05:00First off, Luke wasn't a member of the O'Connor ad...First off, Luke wasn't a member of the O'Connor administration, he was a freshman councilmember. As for the other 3, who ever said that Cassidy, Zober or Skrinjar were the reason for having hope in the O'Connor administration???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1165360418562775882006-12-05T18:13:00.000-05:002006-12-05T18:13:00.000-05:00How are Zober, Cassidy, Skrinjar and Luke unqualif...How are Zober, Cassidy, Skrinjar and Luke unqualified?<BR/><BR/>I especially don't understand it in regards to the staff folk you mentioned. These were the same people who were in the O'Connor administration that was going to be a clear success for this city. What has changed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-1165353893505144852006-12-05T16:24:00.000-05:002006-12-05T16:24:00.000-05:00A lot of us are asking these same questions. I th...A lot of us are asking these same questions. I think most people think that Regan was a cancerous tumor that, once removed, would render the Ravenstahl administration a healthy apparatus. While certainly a most obvious flaw, Regan is just the beginning. Reading between the lines of that ridiculous political ploy-disguised-as-letter of resignation, Regan is still involved in the theater of the absurdly unqualified ala Ravenstahl, Cassidy, Zober and Skrinjar. Sadly, given the nature of this race, if Peduto doesn't get out there soon, this band of carnival rejects will be so far ahead he won't be able to catch them. The blogging community is paying attention, but the average reader of mainstream media is being lulled into "what would Bob do?"-land. Opposing candidates need to get their voices out there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com