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msanthrope

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15. Kurt Schmoke was a great mayor for Baltimore--for a reason few people acknowledge.

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 02:54 AM

Jan 2012

He got Baltimore's bond rating to A1, and kept it there--high enough that investing in Baltimore city bonds was a sure and profitable bet during his tenure. He built the Inner Harbor, and the two stadiums with that amazing bond rating.

Of course, being a municipal bond attorney probably helped. He tried with all the other stuff, but those reforms were too dependent on others. The bond rating, the financial footing of the city, though, belongs to him.

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Kurt Schmoke: A Man Ahead of His Time [View all] RainDog Jan 2012 OP

Mayor Schmoke shows us what it means to be a real leader. n/t limpyhobbler Jan 2012 #1

Very good man. But what of the private prison system and the people who vote for it? You know that.. freshwest Jan 2012 #2

thanks RainDog Jan 2012 #3

I agree, and more information will make a peaceful change. freshwest Jan 2012 #5

I'm hopeful RainDog Jan 2012 #6

Actually, I saw a Moore interview of a British physician saying that they do focus on... freshwest Jan 2012 #7

now? or back then? RainDog Jan 2012 #8

I'll look the video. It was during the healthcare debate. Be back. freshwest Jan 2012 #9

RainDog, here it is, from 2007: freshwest Jan 2012 #10

thanks! RainDog Jan 2012 #11

The 'centrists' will be along shortly to 'discredit him' Electric Monk Jan 2012 #4

I remember him. Glad to hear he is still working productively-- eridani Jan 2012 #12

he's an interesting person RainDog Jan 2012 #13

oh, he wrote something for HuffPo this year RainDog Jan 2012 #14

Kurt Schmoke was a great mayor for Baltimore--for a reason few people acknowledge. msanthrope Jan 2012 #15

He's a smart man RainDog Jan 2012 #16

Reading the headline, I thought he had died! DeathToTheOil Jan 2012 #17

me too! RainDog Jan 2012 #18

Wow... I had never heard of him before Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #19

Welcome! RainDog Jan 2014 #20