tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post919667024472208000..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: The Burgh Report: Excellent Post by Mark RauterkusMark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-78175827292096155772007-07-08T07:33:00.000-04:002007-07-08T07:33:00.000-04:00Perhaps Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is employ...Perhaps Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is employing the right strategy in keeping his New York junkets and corporate-covered golf outings to himself. After all, it seems as if every time he does open his mouth he sticks his foot in it and raises even more questions about his ethical standards. (Certainly there's a campaign slogan or billboard in this for Republican challenger Mark DeSantis, right?) <BR/><BR/>Indeed, as 11th/12th-century German theologian and mystic Meister Eckhart once put it, "In silence man can most readily preserve his integrity." But Mr. Ravenstahl must realize this is the 21st century and the reality is he's a public servant accountable to the public. <BR/><BR/>Colin McNickle is the Trib's director of editorial pages. Ring him at (412) 320-7836. E-mail him at: cmcnickle@tribweb.com.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-35685448362781134552007-07-07T22:12:00.000-04:002007-07-07T22:12:00.000-04:00Brevity isn't the soul of influence nor education....Brevity isn't the soul of influence nor education.<BR/><BR/>I'd have more powerful statements if they were longer -- if they were such that all the dots were connected.<BR/><BR/>Others don't always 'grasp' what I've said and posted because I've leveraged brevity. <BR/><BR/>Plus, my aim isn't 'wit.' Perhaps that works well at the Carbolic Smoke Ball.Mark Rauterkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-70552613934861656562007-07-07T21:04:00.000-04:002007-07-07T21:04:00.000-04:00Mark-Brevity is the soul of wit.Mark-<BR/><BR/>Brevity is the soul of wit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com