Yeowch!

Ed at Hallwatch sat in on a City Council hearing today about the fate of Philadelphia's libraries. There was quite a bit of heat exchanged, especially in light of revelations that many budget figures over the last year or two have been fudged by Library administrators in ways that led the Council astray in its efforts to improve matters.

"Are there any other numbers you would like to reveal to us in this hearing?" an outraged Nutter wanted to know. "Is this the real budget?"

Check out the whole thing.