So in the last week there has been a lot of cute
conversation about my identity. Let me put it out there: I am not a city employee, I am not a
government employee, I am not a
campaign staffer, nor am I
related to a candidate. I moved to Pittsburgh from the Philly area for school (and a boy). I am underemployed but I want to stay here. I am interested in local politics, and thought this blog would be a cool way for me to talk about stuff. I'm not in love with any public official and I'm certainly not anybody's girl. That being said, let's move on to the issue of the day.
The thing that caught my eye the most yesterday was not the mayor's
11 point plan for Renaissance III but Pat Dowd's
attack on Ravenstahl about a deal by the Pittsburgh Sewer and Water Authority or is it the Water and Sewer Authority, whatev. It sounds like Pat is accusing the mayor of shady dealings but last night, when I tuned into Channel 6, I got another impression. Apparently the same deal Dowd accused Ravenstahl of mismanaging, Patrick actually voted for.
Sigh.
I know that Luke haters such as my new bff
Bram and that
angry old man Schultz want to think that my entire purpose in life is to go after Pat Dowd but even those two (who are totally in the tank) for Patrick, have to admit Patrick doesn't have
a leg to stand on here.
Can someone help me here? As a member of council Pat was called upon to vote up or down on a bond transaction. One would imagine that the eminent
Dr. Dowd would have studied the matter thoroughly, and after consulting with a broad range of opinion makers and
experts, and duly weighing the pros and cons, finally came up with the proper, educated, "thoughtful" decision. And HE VOTED YES
Now he runs for mayor and all of a sudden, the deal that he was elected by the people of the 7th council district to examine, all of a sudden, over night, it seems, becomes a bad thing.
What happened Pat?
More to come.