Mayor John Street is a genius and I think that he should run for president

Mayor Street embarked on a round of public events this week to sell his plan to combat violent crime. It turned into an offensive to combat the attacks on his crime record from former Councilman Michael A. Nutter and other mayoral candidates who say he should have been bolder on the issue.

Street's message, in essence: It's complicated.

He blamed violence, variously, on the war in Iraq, a lack of "love" in the city, media exaggeration, and politics.