 | Politics "wid" a taste of Philly, by Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News |
| Politics "wid" a taste of Philly, by Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News |
Have our friends upstairs at the Inquirer finally lost their minds?
This morning, as we flipped through the paper, we saw an editorial that lauded a fund drive to repair a century-old playground in Fairmount Park. Fair enough, but the short piece was downright effusive in its praise of the main donor -- Commerce Bank!
That's right, the Commerce Bank where two high-ranking executives are awaiting trial on charges that they approved questionable loans for politically connected people who steered lucrative Philadelphia city contracts the bank's way. The alleged dirty dealings involved millions of dollars in taxpayers funds, or far more than it will cost to fix the city playground. The Commerce CEO, Vernon Hill II, was not charged but was said by prosecutors to be aware of some of the key dealings.
"Commerce Bank's grant, announced by chairman and president Vernon W. Hill 2d, has spurred grants from several other firms, including Aqua America, The Inquirer, Prudential Fox & Roach, and Sunoco. That corporate support deserves duplication by others."
Oh, OK -- so the Inky isn't just praising the charitable gift, but it's part of the team! Beautiful. Are there any other key scandal figures it can team up with? Maybe they can also donate some cash to help the drive to rename a community center for indicted-but-deceased power broker Ron White?
Not to be belabor the point, but the Inquirer -- as a public watchdog -- should come to bury Commerce Bank, not to praise it and its after-the-fact image cleaning efforts.
What else do you expect from the paper that endorsed Arlen Specter because he's so "moderate" and then had to watch him furiously backpedal to save his chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee?
Posted by: Ruth at November 27, 2004 06:04 PMI know this is off-topic, and I honestly apologize, but I have to get this off my chest. The building you work in is UGLY, man. Everytime I drive southward towards center city, it's like being slapped in the face. That color white should only be used in bathrooms and kitchens. It's nice architecture, don't get me wrong, but you boys and girls in the press need to get a real exterior. You know, stone or stainless steel or shag carpet or anything but that white crap. Do you know how many buildings should be white? Unless you're in D.C., the answer is NONE.
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