well, with me now is the president and ceo of the committee of 70, david thornburg. david, thanks for being here. first of all, for those who may not be familiar, what exactly is the committee of 70? what do you do? >> sure. i describe us as an independent, nonpartisan advocate for good government in philadelphia and pennsylvania. we've been doing this for a long time. we care about elections. we care about the way government works. it makes sure taxpayers get everything they can for their tax dollars. >> your organization believes commissioners should not be elected, that they should be appointed. why? >> well, this is a long-standing issue. we're very different than other cities. we pay more, we get less, and this has become enflamed recently, as you suggested, because it's clear the chair of the commissioners literally doesn't show up for work. he doesn't vote. he doesn't have an office computer. he doesn't use e-mail. he doesn't have a phone. so i think people are embarrassed and incensed that we've got a structure that allows that kind of misbehavior to take pla