"Aquilina said she would make sure President Obama got a copy of her order."

Needs fixing.

"You got your affirmative action in my peter principle."

One wonders however just how much money the dead carcass of a golden goose can provide.  The tax base has been driven from the city.  The steady flow of state funds has been squeezed because of city corruption and incompetence.  And creditors, able to read the writing on the wall, aren't likely to lend much money when expected returns are likely to yield a negative 90 percent. Obama has said he will not bail out the city.

On Monday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes, who has been assigned the bankruptcy case, said the pension issue will be decided in federal, not state court. And a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals on Tuesday granted a stay of Aquilina's rulings that Detroit's bankruptcy filing should be withdrawn because it violated the state's constitution.

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The panel's ruling also prohibits Aquilina from having any further proceedings on the matter until the appeal is resolved.