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The problem was and is that the Fenty Administration was beset by what can at best be characterized by a serious lack of oversight and management of the District monies and resources. There is no reason to rehash the ills of the Fenty Administration here and now (you too can use Google to look up specifics that don't need to be recounted here and now) to see that the Fenty Administration blew through the billions of dollars of "rainy day" surplus. Some of these monies were diverted away from Council oversight and were given to fraternity brothers and others generally under or un-qualified to do the work as contracted.

I am not saying that the Gray Administration has been spotless. There are obvious issues, however to assess the "progress" of the Fenty administration without acknowledging the severe mismanagement that took place discounts the reasons why many residents who supported the initiatives without supporting the man and some of the other insiders, supported Gray.

The District simply could not afford another 4 years of Fenty, even if we liked some of the policies. With Gray, we have a shot at continuing some of the progress, but with the fiscal management necessary to keep the city solvent. Fenty would not have done this, and at the end of the day, the city would be in an even worse financial predicament.

by Andrew on Apr 4, 2011 2:47 pm • link • report