From Monica Yant Kinney at the Philadelphia Inquirer:Dana Redd recently unveiled a slick new Web site - http://unitedforchange09.com - and a catchy R&B campaign ditty in her quest to be the next mayor of Camden.
Redd seems like a smart, capable public official, but I'm not feeling the United for Change vibe. And it's not because she totally ripped off Barack Obama's swooshy campaign logo, which, while not illegal, is kind of lame.
For starters, there's the fact that Redd is a state senator, vice president of Camden City Council, and the latest golden girl of the Camden County Democratic Party, which is on the verge of dominating South Jersey the way the communists control China.
There's no shame in being a machine candidate, but if that's who you are, embrace it. Don't pretend to be a change agent who'll shake up the system.
The bigger issue is just how ludicrous it is that anyone is running to be mayor of Camden.
The city has been under state control since 2002, rendering its mayor a glorified bobblehead. She gets a $103,000 salary, a social schedule and a swivel chair. Major decision-making is left to outsiders.
In exchange for a pot of cash to aid the ailing city, Camden has seen its mayorship transformed into a legally sanctioned low-show job that makes a mockery of self-rule. If Gov. Corzine really wanted to save a few bucks, he'd mothball the office.
Redd seems like a smart, capable public official, but I'm not feeling the United for Change vibe. And it's not because she totally ripped off Barack Obama's swooshy campaign logo, which, while not illegal, is kind of lame.
For starters, there's the fact that Redd is a state senator, vice president of Camden City Council, and the latest golden girl of the Camden County Democratic Party, which is on the verge of dominating South Jersey the way the communists control China.
There's no shame in being a machine candidate, but if that's who you are, embrace it. Don't pretend to be a change agent who'll shake up the system.
The bigger issue is just how ludicrous it is that anyone is running to be mayor of Camden.
The city has been under state control since 2002, rendering its mayor a glorified bobblehead. She gets a $103,000 salary, a social schedule and a swivel chair. Major decision-making is left to outsiders.
In exchange for a pot of cash to aid the ailing city, Camden has seen its mayorship transformed into a legally sanctioned low-show job that makes a mockery of self-rule. If Gov. Corzine really wanted to save a few bucks, he'd mothball the office.
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