To the surprise of no one, Michael Nutter was swept into City Hall on Tuesday by a margin of four to one.
Now it's time to get to work.
Last February, the Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit, released The Philadelphia Case Study. The study had a lot to say about the state of Philly (some good, mostly bad), but one of its more notable observations was that Philadelphia was run by a "bifurcated leadership.
I left my Negotiations class last week in a rage. I thought about taking on the Locust Walk squirrels in a brawl, but decided that the bloated bottom feeders would probably win.
Before any PETA members get up in arms, let me explain. I was provoked by the sight of future bankers behaving badly.
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'If you see what I see, if you feel as I feel, and if you would seek as I seek," says the mysterious figure in the Guy Fawkes mask, "then I ask you to stand beside me one year from tonight, outside the gates of Parliament, and together we shall give them a fifth of November that shall never, ever be forgot.
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Joanne Tong is a Wharton senior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
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2008 Woodie Awards

