Oh, this is exciting!

I love this sort of thing. When someone goes beyond just pushing papers and does something, even when they don't have to. 

Newark's Mayor - Digging Out

Why aren't more people like this? I don't know a ton about Booker's policies, but this shows me that the guy really does care about his citizens.

Also, check out his wikipedia page and see how much of a reduction in crime he's accomplished. Badass!

ETA:
"Our nation is in urgent need of people who have not resigned themselves to problems, who do not tolerate mediocrity or failure, who have an expanded moral imagination in the face of limited moral failure."- Booker


I like that.