Movin' on up
This just in: the invitations to Mayor Linda Thompson's inaugural are out. She is holding a $100 a person reception Jan. 4 in the Farm Show Arena, and a $75 luncheon for business leaders on Jan. 5 at the Civil War Museum.
I'm assuming this shindig will be financed by donors and by ticket sales, not the taxpayers of Harrisburg. $100 is about what Gov. Rendell charged at his inaugural parties, which were also held in the Farm Show. But hey, I'd celebrate, too, if I was going from making $20,000 a year and being sued by credit card companies to being mayor of the state capital and controlling a $160 million budget, slightly more than the $35,000 her Loveship non-profit cleared in good years.
Wonder how many of her people will be able to afford to go? Does she really think there are enough business leaders and lobbyists to fill that huge space? Time will tell.