Discussion for article #242144
A known quantity…
Where do they think they are, Louisiana?
Hey, it worked in Providence…
It’s not like he robbed the people. It’s not like he stole from us," said Phillips, 42.
He stole from you. Bridgeport residents overpaid for contracts; the mayor and the contractor split the excess profit.
We all make mistakes; things happen. But that doesn’t mean he’s any less of a good person. And I think he was very dedicated to the city of Bridgeport," said Vanessa Perez-Rivera, 32.
Nothing just happened. The mayor and some business owners conspired to steal from you. Good persons don’t do that.
“They feel, wait a minute, this is our guy,” Ganim said, adding how “there is a lot of forgiveness in Bridgeport.”
They are busy convincing themselves that you haven’t done anything that requires forgiveness. Enjoy fleecing them again.
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“… reminisced about lower taxes, better schools, cleaner parks, and safer neighborhoods during Ganim’s 12 years in office…”
So what kind of statement are they making about their own governance when they can’t seem to find anyone else in their community who can provide these things?
Do they need a crook in office in order to have them, or to get them back again?
Government of the people, by the people, for the people hasn’t died…
Yet.
But it may just laugh itself to death any old time now.