A post General Election Day look at Philadelphia City Council

If you voted on November 7 or if you voted in advance of General Election Day via vote by mail, you did your civic duty. Bow and give yourself a round of applause. Feel good about it. That's what grown folk do. They participate in the political process. They pay attention to what's happening in local, state, and federal government, and they care about America.

- Thera Martin

The more things change, the more they stay the same, and some could say that for what Philadelphia City Council will look like come January 2024. Oh, there will definitely be some changes for sure. One thing that will remain the same is that 10th District Philadelphia City Councilman Brian O'Neal will be staying on after already serving for 44 years as a Philadelphia City Councilman. Is that too much? Is that too long of a time to serve? Well, if you want to blame anyone, blame the voters. It is the voters of the 10th District who keep reelecting him every four years. The really weird thing is that, that area of the city is largely a Democratic voting area. However, when it comes to Brian O'Neil, he must have the right stuff because he keeps winning again and again and again.

I just wonder at some point, doesn't a longtime elected official think to themselves, "When is enough, enough, and when will I move out of the way to give other leadership an opportunity to work for the people?" The other interesting thing about another Brian O'Neal win is that it makes him the only Republican who will sit in Philadelphia City Council for the next four years unless something happens that we know not of at this time.