Michael “Houdini” Nutter

Remember Michael Nutter, the candidate?

I remember the "candidate" for mayor with a vision to clean-up city government corruption, make Philadelphia's streets safe, be a friend and supporter to city unions, create jobs for Philadelphians, and provide social service programs that would build character and integrity in youth and adolescents that are embracing the "darker angels" of their souls.

Unfortunately, Mr. Nutter is more like Houdini, where as a candidate; he bedazzled the voters with the type of rhetoric Philadelphians needed to hear as we endured 8 years of "open corruption" and a host of other mismanagement policies and projects by the Street Administration. But as mayor, Mr. Nutter is nothing more than a noun, a verb and according him, "America is in the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression."

What a sad state of leadership our great city is enduring.



Anthony P. Johnson