BOB BRADY had another successful outing of the “Brady Bunch at the Beach.” This time it was held at Keenan’s, a celebrated watering spot in North Wildwood. It was wall-to-wall people. The venue was nice. It had a nice outdoor area which was used by many of the guests. Among those in attendance were Municipal Court JUDGE TOM GEHERT; STATE SEN. MIKE STACK; chief counsel for the licensing boards in Harrisburg PETE MARKS; the Ward Leader in the 56th Ward, JOHN SABATINA; the ward leader in the 66th Ward, MIKE McALEER; and candidate for Common Pleas for judge ADAM BELOFF. It was, as usual, a nice social affair with lots of laughter and loud conversations.

BRENDAN BOYLE continues to campaign industriously. He is out five nights a week ringing doorbells. His opponent MATT TAUBENBERGER is already on television. This promises to be a spirited campaign, since the retiring incumbent has been working hard to get a Republican successor for his seat.

COUNCILMAN JIM KENNEY had a very nice fundraiser for his many charitable interests, also in North Wildwood.

There is an old cliché: “hoist by his own petard.” It basically means to fall into your own trap when you lay a trap for your opponent. In this case it is a good definition of Presidential candidate JOHN McCAIN. He taunted BARACK OBAMA for his lack of experience in dealing with war and with world leaders. As a consequence, Obama was forced to arrange to meet with the leaders in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Germany, France and England. By all newspaper accounts, it was a successful tour, capped by the President of Iraq stating he preferred a fixed withdrawal schedule for American troops from Iraq, which is what Obama has been using in his Presidential campaign. Some thought McCain’s response of arranging at the same time speaking engagements in American towns bearing European names like Berlin and London was not Presidential and not helpful to his campaign.