About That “Sex Offender vs Kids” Flier

Iā€™ve been a little perplexed about that odd mailer that the Brian Sims campaign has circulated, accusing Babette Josephs of siding with ā€œsex offendersā€ instead of ā€œPhiladelphiaā€™s Children,ā€ partly because Iā€™ve never thought much about those laws and partly because it struck me as a strange issue to raise. So Iā€™ve been doing a little research on the subject. And what Iā€™ve found is disappointing, both with regard to Brianā€™s policy views and his political acumen. The only clue to the vote of Babetteā€™s that Brian is criticizing is a citation of a 2006 Daily News article which does not mention any legislation at all. Instead, it quotes Lynn Abraham attacking Babette for such a vote while endorsing her opponent in the Democratic primary that year. So it is entirely unclear from the flier what vote the Sims campaign is criticizing and so far, I havenā€™t been able track downā€¦ Continue reading