Comments on: The Catania Conundrum

By: Dave Oberting

Dave Oberting — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 15:26:00 +0000

Being a CM and being employed by a company with city contracts is an inherent conflict of interest. It doesn't matter what lengths he's gone to to separate the two, the very fact that he works for a city contractor IS the conflict. How many competitors of M.C. Dean want to bid on city electrical contracts, but ultimately don't because they know they have no chance? I'm not opposed to outside employment per se, but no CM should ever work for any entity that does business with the city. @votedave4dc

By: topryder1

topryder1 — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:13:31 +0000

It is so interesting that in this chain of dedicated citizen comments, that the subject of the story, gets very little traction, but everybody who is black does. Do you actually believe that Dean is paying Catania over $200,000 to be vice president of his firm but he does not discuss labor issues with him?

You all cannot be that ignorant, but off we go let's talk about the black folks only not crooked Catania, Graham and Jack Evans.

By: Honest Abe

Honest Abe — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:04:40 +0000

How David Catania continues to get re-elected is beyond me. I have never seen him in the community in any meetings at all. I'll bet he has never stepped foot in Ward 5. He's an arrogant disrespectful person who repeatedly uses foul language in the council chamber at public hearings. This guy will get what's coming to him sooner rather than later.

By: David Catania’s conflict of interest « D2 route

David Catania’s conflict of interest « D2 route — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:54:40 +0000

[...] just cannot believe the Washington City Paper‘s willful naivete about David Catania. Catania has a well-earned reputation for being on the [...]

By: Ward 2+2

Ward 2+2 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:58:50 +0000

When are Bowser, Catania and Cheh going to call for Graham to resign? These three fools were "out in front" of the Gray's investigation.

Where is Wells on Graham's issues? No investigation?

By: Ward 2+2

Ward 2+2 — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 10:49:26 +0000

This is nothing but a"legal bribe". Catania is no more ethical than any other council member. This stinks on every level and to hear him try justify his job at MC Dean is laughable, David, you are delusional!

By: iknewthehellbetter

iknewthehellbetter — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 03:04:38 +0000

Oh, I so hope and wish the Feds or some other authority go hard as hell after Catania. Not because I don't like him, I do but I would so enjoy the blockbusting drama he would give up if someone did an audit on HIS health committee. Man, Catania would go Al Quaeda on us and set off a nuclear bomb under the DC Council that would blow clear to China. Oh please, somebody investigate Catania and we will all know where all the bones and dead bodies are buried. Catania is like Sampson in the Bible. Cut his hair off (health committee) and he will bring down the whole city with his bare ass hands. lolol

By: drez

drez — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:31:37 +0000

He indicates he thinks it’s impossible for LL to write this article without implying that Catania is in some way corrupt.
Really speaks volumes that the CM believes there's no fair way to discuss this issue.

By: NEFrank

NEFrank — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:57:02 +0000

Wow, they found a way around what the "others" got fired for doing....M.C. Dean, GW Hospital, etc....all aquainted with council staff.

I wonder if this went larger to the public, the citizens of DC if it would be a factor when voting.

Cantania is still a republican pretending to be an independent, we're not stupid, we see his game....a wolf in sheep skin, who cares for nothing but the better of himself and those like him.

Thank you

By: ToTheContrary

ToTheContrary — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:23:30 +0000

Is this an issue that the new "Ethics" committee can take up?