‘Bulletin’ Hates Blacks, Quakers, Realtors

In case you haven’t been paying attention — and, really, I hope you haven’t — about 15 Catholics in the city are in an uproar over the Tony Auth cartoon at right. The ‘toon ran as a commentary on the Supreme Court’s upholding of the partial-birth abortion ban.

Apparently, this cartoon is very offensive, because it says the five Catholic judges on the bench rule based on their Catholic morals. I thought this is what pro-life Catholics wanted judges to do, but apparently they don’t. Apparently Catholics are happier that the judges voted to uphold sound constitutional law than to uphold anti-abortion beliefs. Who knew?

Leading the charge against the Inquirer and its infidel cartoon is none other than The Evening Bulletin, which has run approximately 48 articles and letters about it in the past weeks. But none really did its job better than today’s column by James G. Wiles, which not only takes on Auth’s cartoon but black people, Quakers and liberals as well!

This one deserves — nay, implores — a full mocking. Join me after the jump.

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Richardson Dilworth To Make Mayoral Bid

The Daily News reports today that union leader Henry Nicholas said Bob Brady called him up and asked him for his support for a mayoral run.

Brady (at right, doing… something) said he was just calling to see who Nicholas was supporting in the mayoral race and not asking for support for his own bid. Nicholas said he was certain Brady was asking him for support.

So, essentially, Brady’s in. (Not that Nicholas has been wrong before, like when he said he was going to run against Ed Rendell and didn’t, or when he said he was going to run against John Street, and didn’t.) Nicholas didn’t say he gave Brady his support, but he says he is going to play a role in the race: “I’m going to leverage somebody out at the appropriate time.” It’s good to know that the political boss is alive and well in Philadelphia.

But, anyway, who else could be in? Our kingmaker (mayormaker?) Nicholas has a suggestion:

For 2007, Nicholas said his favorite candidate would be District Attorney Lynne Abraham, who has shown no interest in the campaign.

Ooh, a mayor who will execute the city’s criminals herself! But why stop there? Come on! Everybody in to the mayoral pool! Milton Street, why aren’t you running? And Sam Katz, c’mon, try just one more time! And where’s Marty Weinberg? Hell, dig up the late Frank Rizzo, too, I bet he’d win! Richardson Dilworth, Joe Clark, William Penn! Ben Franklin! His “Benergy” campaign is sure to be a winner!

I think the question now isn’t who’s running for mayor, but who isn’t running for mayor.