Michael Nutter had it right when he was a candidate. He not only actively supported keeping casinos out of neighborhoods, he rightly stated that casinos are bad economic development and that he would not use their revenue for government services, no matter how worthy these services are.
As a candidate and in his first year as Mayor, Nutter was poised to become a champion, to stand up to the predatory gambling trade and the corrupt governor, senator, legislature and Supreme Court that has been pushing for years to make Philadelphia the largest US city to host casinos.
After a week of denying that is position had changed, Mayor Nutter finally admitted that it had.
