Extremely annoying that, barely two weeks into his term, the Trump Asskisser Pardon gambit is already sufficiently established that Gold Bar Bobby over in Jersey is trying it. Who's next? Will Diddy drop a collab with the J6 choir!? (Couldn't be worse than his other music.)
Why don’t Democrats and all reasonable people in NY/NYC put pressure on Gov Hochul to use her constitutional power to remove Adams from the mayorship? Her power is expansive and hardly defined, but vests her with wide discretion in removing NYC’s mayor from office. Adams is and has been abjectly unfit to be in office, and that DOJ is likely to drop his charges is indicative of corruption/some quid pro quo. In my view, the price for Adams’ freedom is likely Trump’s (ICE, etc.) unfettered access to NYC. The equities are all aligned for wanting this to happen — NYers would do it to fight back against the Trump Admin at the state level; Hochul would get a big political win in a solidly blue state against a pernicious Trump puppet; NYCers would hopefully get some responsible and respectable leadership back in their city. It seems to me that most people simply don’t know Hochul has this power, and she is ducking responsibility when it matters most. If anyone has thoughts on how to gain public awareness and support to put pressure on Hochul, I would welcome them.
NYC and its politics are fascinating. Let’s face it, it’s not really a city. It’s more of a state than a city. I hate to quibble about an excellent article, but I wouldn’t call Adams a moderate Democrat. If he’s a Democrat, he’s not moderate, and I question whether he’s a Democrat. If you’re running for citywide office in NYC you have to run as a Democrat. Even the ultra Orthodox Jews, who voted to a man and woman for Trump, register as Democrats.
Extremely annoying that, barely two weeks into his term, the Trump Asskisser Pardon gambit is already sufficiently established that Gold Bar Bobby over in Jersey is trying it. Who's next? Will Diddy drop a collab with the J6 choir!? (Couldn't be worse than his other music.)
Why don’t Democrats and all reasonable people in NY/NYC put pressure on Gov Hochul to use her constitutional power to remove Adams from the mayorship? Her power is expansive and hardly defined, but vests her with wide discretion in removing NYC’s mayor from office. Adams is and has been abjectly unfit to be in office, and that DOJ is likely to drop his charges is indicative of corruption/some quid pro quo. In my view, the price for Adams’ freedom is likely Trump’s (ICE, etc.) unfettered access to NYC. The equities are all aligned for wanting this to happen — NYers would do it to fight back against the Trump Admin at the state level; Hochul would get a big political win in a solidly blue state against a pernicious Trump puppet; NYCers would hopefully get some responsible and respectable leadership back in their city. It seems to me that most people simply don’t know Hochul has this power, and she is ducking responsibility when it matters most. If anyone has thoughts on how to gain public awareness and support to put pressure on Hochul, I would welcome them.
Case study: Kwame Kilpatrick, former mayor of Detroit https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2021/01/20/kwame-kilpatrick-pardoned-donald-trump-detroit-mayor/4217253001/
NYC and its politics are fascinating. Let’s face it, it’s not really a city. It’s more of a state than a city. I hate to quibble about an excellent article, but I wouldn’t call Adams a moderate Democrat. If he’s a Democrat, he’s not moderate, and I question whether he’s a Democrat. If you’re running for citywide office in NYC you have to run as a Democrat. Even the ultra Orthodox Jews, who voted to a man and woman for Trump, register as Democrats.
I’m not a fan of Lander but if it’s a choice between the three I’d have to go with him.
Would love to see you make the case for why Adams was less corrupt that DeBlasio. Like in real dollars grifted... Include family members.
Fascinating!!!