Posted on 12/15/2002 8:43:32 PM PST by Dan Zachary
PHILADELPHIA -- Most of Mayor John Street's top campaign contributors have done business with the city since he took office, a practice that the mayor defends.
"If I'm picking a law firm, a choice among equally qualified firms, and one of them is a friend and one of them isn't, who's getting that business?" Street told The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The newspaper reported Sunday that 47 of Street's 50 most generous donors have won city contracts, subsidies or appointments or stood to gain from regulatory decisions.
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Come on,let's be real, this is standard operating procedure for any politician, Republican or Democrat. To the victor goes the spoils. I must say though, I admire his honesty in the following statement:
During his campaign, Street said contributors stood "a greater chance of getting business from my administration. ... I think that's the way it works."
Damn right that's the way it's worked, since time immemorial. I'm shocked though, that Street is so up front about it.
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