What's this business about our former Mayor, Rick Filippi, suing the city? Well, at least I mean representing somebody that is suing the city. From this morning's Times article:"There are a lot of things that suggest concern because this is a person that is turning right around and apparently attacking the very city he represented,"said [Harrisburg lawyer Bob] Davis, who defends lawyers, judges and government employees accused of professional misconduct.
Yeah, in many ways, Rick got a raw deal during his time in office. He inherited a system that was by most accounts a mess, and then watched IP close down, which led smack into this whole MTR/property scandal mess. Yeah, maybe if Rick had decided to play ball with MTR and their local representatives, he would have hurt the city and profited personally. So, maybe, he did take one for the team. Maybe not.
Either way, he has not handled himself with very much class since his ship started sinking a couple years ago. This seems to be yet another example of a dumb move that can't possibly end well for him.
I've known Rick at least casually for many years, and he was always a very civil, nice, even-tempered guy. (Of course, if he ever reads this, he may slug me in the mouth next time he sees me.) The only thing I can judge from his recent actions is that the old saying "power corrupts, ultimate power corrupts ultimately" - a favorite of the notorious Fr. Thadeus Konzielski (excuse the spelling) better known as Fr. Duke (my 9th grade Western Civ teacher at Prep - and perhaps Rick's too) - has at least some grain of truth to it. This lawsuit move stinks of revenge factor - and I'm not a lawyer, but how can there not be a conflict of interests here? Rick, please get a new gig. You're better than this.
That's all,
Ralph
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