It's About Time for this Turkey!

From the Delco Times:


The long overdue conviction of Fred Moran has finally arrived. He was found guilty on a felony charge of extortion.

In his typical public attitude of denial: "I have no comment except to say Happy Thanksgiving," said the white-haired Moran as he left the courtroom.

This is reminiscent of his behavior following his original arrest and indictment. At the subsequent Haverford board meeting days later, Fred walk in handing out coffee and acting like he had just won the lottery.

While getting rid of this turkey is a win for Haverford, it barely scratches the surface of Fred's decades of mishandling his responsibilities to the voters and taxpayers. Of course, Fred did not function in a vacuum. His political cronies that voted with him share scorn, but not the penalty.

There is a second article in the Delco Times that gives a little history of Fred and his cronies, as well as some info on the rules for ousting Fred. Apparently, the other commissioners have to wait for the actually sentencing hearing to evict Fred from the Board. They can then appoint some to serve until the spring election, during which the voters pick Fred's replacement.

Many have their fingers crossed for Jan Marie Rushforth. She lost to Fred by about 80 votes in 2005 (without the Quadrangle).