Rhee has done a lot of painful things that were necessary (closing schools, firing admin, firing teachers). And then some stupid stuff too. She’s made a ton of enemies. The big one is the teacher’s union. They shield incompetence, as they have for decades. She can’t clean house until they’re broken. In this fight, she’s manufactured a sizable, angry anti-Fenty/Rhee interest group. Since many are now unemployed, they’ve got time kill campaigning against Fenty. I’m sure a few union minions have already posted here. My guess is he will pay for taking on the system.

While I’m underwhelmed with Fenty, and Rhee is a wee bit of a nut, I think shaking out the school system is worth the other minor transgressions (and they are minor). So for me, a weak yes to Fenty.

Rezko in and of itself isn’t all that big of a deal, but it did hammer home to me that Obama isn’t above $$ influence, although his ridiculous ties and support of the ethanol gang was enough for me to figure that out quickly.

As for Fenty, I could care less about his physical fitness, but I do care that his policies, or lack thereof do absolutely nothing to help this city, in in the case of education, do a lot to hurt the children of this city.

Of course you do, given that you seem to think “Emperor Fenty” is an argument.

You guys are peas in a pod.

More fluff. You can’t even explain what the issue with Rezko/Obama is, other than to cut ‘n’ paste “Rezko is significant! ACORN!”

Same with this trifling shit being thrown at Fenty: “He’s an arrogant lazy triathelete!!”

What a bunch of puling babies.