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Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 at 2:46 pm - by Dan Pohlig. Filed under: Crime, Politics.
Tough cookies don't crumble, they just sort of fade away
Like her or not, you can’t argue that District Attorney Lynne Abraham has one thing in spades - staying power. If Philadelphia were the setting for Law and Order, she would definitely be Sam Waterston, which I guess would make Ron Castille Michael Moriarty (or better yet, David Caruso, another person who left a successful job too soon in the hopes of getting something more only to be denied that glory… but I digress).
Well, come January 2010, there’s going to be a new D.A. in town since Abraham, called by Frank Rizzo a “tough cookie,” a nickname that has stuck around for decades, is retiring. Where she goes from here? No one is really sure.
So before the race to replace her really heats up and WHYY begins some more in-depth coverage of the potential candidates, our own Elizabeth Fiedler has taken a nuanced look at the outgoing D.A. through the eyes of supporters, opponents and neutral observers.
(Title should not be construed as expressing any opinion about D.A. Abraham. One way or another there will be a new District Attorney.)
April 9th, 2009 at 1:28 am
*Sigh* *Roll Eyes*
Here we go again! Yet ANOTHER person mentions David Caruso leaving NYPD Blue like it was the biggest mistake ANYONE ever made in the HISTORY of the human race.
Can you hear the sarcasm? Read it again and try harder then. It’s there, trust me.
His leaving that show eventually lead him to CSI: Miami….
You know that little show that was MOST WATCHED TV SHOW IN THE WORLD last year?
Did NYPD Blue ever achieve that?
Nope.
No one seems to remember that he’s now successful on CSI: Miami, do they?
Did anyone else who was on NYPD Blue ever achieve being a household name like Caruso has with Horatio?
Nope.
So, was his leaving NYPD Blue such a big mistake after all? Hmmmm…..
April 9th, 2009 at 9:03 am
@emma
Good point. Perhaps we really do need to find a new example of someone leaving an enterprise too soon in search of bigger things only to be rebuffed in those attempts… permanently. A pop culture example is preferred but I’ll take one from the world of business or politics too.
Any suggestions?
April 9th, 2009 at 10:15 am
@emma
Also the David Caruso analogy for Ron Castille turns out to be pretty apt since Castille, after initially failing to make the big time as Mayor, later went on to be elected to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court… his own version of CSI: Miami.
(h/t to Chris Satullo for reminding me of that.)
April 9th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Let’s not forget McLean Stevenson, who left M*A*S*H to become a big movie star. We all know how that turned out.
Here’s a thought: how about Lynne Abraham for U.S. Senate?