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Let’s just hope now we can vote Bloomberg’s (yes, it’s a curse word) out of office. End THIS mayor’s control.

I was hoping other candidates, Democratic or Republican, could have been discussed around this time of year, but NOOOO, New York City can’t survive or run without his holiness. No, let’s make payoffs and backdoor political contributions abound so we can change what the people wanted and already voted on twice. Save us Mayor Bloomberg, we can’t figure things out for ourselves. Nobody but you can rule NY. Politicians may bow to you, hopefully New York voters won’t. Send him packing.

I am hoping that today’s “victory” proves Pyrrhic, and that it either causes the citizenry to reconsider WHICH mayor they want in control, or causes this mayor to realize that it’s time for a new chancellor.

With the recent Quinnipiac poll showing Bloomberg at under 50%, his lead over Thompson at only 10 points — down from 22 a month ago — and resentment of Bloomberg’s attempt to buy the office at (per memory) over 60%, I would suggest an office pool on Klein’s departure date might be a good investment.

The “Education Mayor” can’t throw Klein overboard like Jonah to the public whale in advance of the election without undermining $36 million in marketing hype and the foundation of his campaign strategy.

On the other hand, a well-timed noble resignation might not hurt, and might be amply rewarded someday.

It would be ironic indeed if wining Mayoral Control cost Bloomberg the mayoralty.

The emperor just got a new suit of clothes. It remains to be seen who will be wearing it come November.

Is there another billionaire out there willing to be the mayor and will not use his/her money to buy the votes for mayoral control of schools?

Mayoral Control in itself is not a bad thing, however, in the hands of men and women with a business mentality like Mayor Bloomberg and Klein, the schools will be streamlined like any business model and the losers will be immigrant kids, slow learners, indigents, etc.

Quite frankly, this is not how a school system should be run. There’s a place for private (business) interests in the City, but education is not one of them, this must be left to the teachers, administrators, parents, and obviously the students. It takes a village not a mayor.

1) There’s a difference between CENTRAL control, and MAYORAL control. Maybe we’ll get it right… in 2015. (Still too much muddling by commenters of the office powers and the officer as an individual.)

2)
Did Obama’s lead drop from 22% to 10% in a month, and before he finished at 7%?

3) As I understand… it’s law as soon as Paterson signs. The hangnails are proposed amendments — not in the bill as voted by the Senate. They voted the Assy version! It was structured this way for just this reason. Bloomberg got a “Silver” spoon — to go with his platinum set.

4) I’d say the one blowing $36M to toot his own horn is the windbag. That’s not just me, that’s a majority of New Yorkers per Quinnipiac.

D,

Persistent?

Obama’s popular lead ranged.

But only McCain took a popular vote poll dive comparable to what Bloomberg experienced over the last month.

http://www.pollster.com/polls/us/08-us-pres-ge-mvo.php

If you want to press the analogy, McCain tanked during the debates, one after the other.

So please join me in demanding that ALL candidates appear before the public for debates. Period.

I’d love to hear Bloomberg promise that his next Chancellor will follow the law, especially given his team wrote the darn thing.