I am holding the piece from The New York Daily News “I gave $20 million to pals on Council, Bloomy Sez (Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008)and the mayor admits some of it went to City Councils -- “...their districts and questionable organizations”
so why is it no surprise that the mayor a man who has no criminal record to avoid breaking any laws simple request$ that city council vote his way and this is the city council that voted themselves a raise when the city budget was far from flush and the NYPD salary was actually lowered.
This is a democracy although NYC is oligarch central with a lot of min-Mike Bloomberg wannabes but make room for King Mike, he loves positions of powers and clearly he has his eye on being King of New York. He is not alone. In my old neighborhood, the East Village it seemed like the community board was filled with mini-Mike wannabees and most people do not even know who they are, didn’t get to vote for them and it they don’t want term limits or any limits -- it just seems everyone wants more power. Welcome to the new hideous New York built on old New York’s infrastructure thanks to Mike Bloomberg and the city and country are on the very of possible implosion from the lack of checks and balances set in place and Mike want to throw out yet another called term limit that in theory fights against corruption, cronyism and reinforces in theory that we are a democracy.
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/09/24/2008-09-24_i_gave_20m_to_pals_on_council_mayor_bloo.html#