Early Endorsement: Fattah For Mayor (And John Street For Congress)

On Saturday, Chaka Fattah officially announced he is a candidate for mayor, telling people what they already know. (Hey! It’s kinda like this blog!)

Philadelphia Will Do would like to take this time to say that the other candidates are crap, and that Chaka Fattah should no doubt win the mayoral election come next November. This has nothing to do with the quality of the candidates, though. It really doesn’t even have anything to do with the quality of Chaka Fattah as a politician or a man. And this early endorsement doesn’t mean I’ll be nicer to Fattah or meaner to the other candidates.

It’s all about John Street.

If Fattah were to win the mayoral election, suddenly his seat in the U.S. House is vacant. Who would probably step in to fill the vacancy? That’s right: Our beloved mayor. Could you imagine John Street in Congress? Free wireless in the Capitol, bugs everywhere, possibly falling down the steps somewhere.

But, really, have you ever watched a session of the House? Those guys would give John Street a good run for most bumbling person on the planet. It’d be awesome (and be quality blog material). Fattah for Mayor. Congress will never be the same.

Mayor Street Speculates on Running for Congress in ’08 [KYW 1060]
It’s official: Fattah is in mayor’s race [Inquirer]

Don’t Quit Your Day Job, Johnny

The Daily News‘ Gar Joseph — who also has some fantastic reporting about how Philly politics work in his article — today unintentionally furthers my theory that John Street is actually an amazing actor who is playing the role of a bumbling mayor (thanks, Liz):

“I should also announce that Terrell Owens is going to be the mental-health adviser to the task force.” — Mayor Street, joking [we think] at the end of a City Hall news conference yesterday announcing a task force to assess the performance of city schools.

See? He has to be an actor. The greatest actor ever. He’s made us all believe.

Gar Joseph | The Council-seat done-deal we predicted? Done. [Daily News, last item]
What? What? [TTWS]
Sept. 20: Company In Dire Straits Hands Out $500K Bonuses; Mayor Street Thinks It’s (Naturally) A Fantastic Idea