Congressman Anthony Weiner had a lot to say today about the Mayor at a Broadway Association lunch meeting. Obviously Weiner is willing to fight for the top position at City Hall and did a fine job at it today. Already, Weiner is taking shots at Bloomberg and dare I say, landing a few them directly where it hurts the Billionaire Mayor, right in the ego.
From The Daily Politics:
Oh ouch, Weiner was ready for that one....now onto the craziness surrounding the rebate checks:When Jordan Barowitz, a former Bloomberg spokesman who attended the luncheon, asked Weiner how he would reduce spending, the congressman merely said that if the administration had only raised spending on education and police since 2003, the city would be enjoying a $1 billion surplus today.
“The myth that we did this great job is just that, a myth," Weiner said. "We are poorly prepared going into this downturn."
Bloomberg doesn't care much for laws when they get in his way. He either ignores them or gets them re-written, whichever is easier for the man. There'll be a lot of competition from the Democratic crowd next year (and I'm not saying Weiner is the best candidate to replace him) and hopefully we'll wittle down the challengers at the end so we can finally kick the rich bum out of City Hall once and for all.
As for whether the city can afford to mail out the $400 rebate to homeowners - a topic on which Weiner's potential Democratic primary opponent, Comptroller Bill Thompson, has criticized the mayor of late - the congressman said: “He is legally required to and I think the law needs to be followed even when you are Mike Bloomberg.”
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