Prometheus 6

Mayor Mends Fences After Slim Victory
By MICHAEL BARBARO and DAVID W. CHEN

Michael R. Bloomberg, stung by an election outcome that revealed resentment over his undoing of the term limits law and his extravagant campaign spending, moved quickly Wednesday to strike a conciliatory tone as he reached out to the Democratic establishment that backed his opponent in the mayor’s race.

As aides worried that the narrow win — by a margin of less than 5 percent — would embolden previously cowed lawmakers, the mayor made clear in meetings and telephone calls with Democratic leaders that he understood that the roughness of his campaign had upset some people.

Fat chance over here, pal...

You didn't need Giuliani to talk to that crowd. Sitting there, wearing a shit-eating grin while ya boy goes on his Southern Strategy rant

Giuliani said he worries daily that the city might revert “to the way it was before 1993,” the year he was elected mayor. He then pointedly added, so that no one within earshot could mistake his not-so-coded meaning: “And you know exactly what I’m talking about.”

It was vintage Giuliani, as subtle as a heart attack, deliberately fanning the fears of a community that has long been the locus of tensions between blacks and Jews. And Mayor Bloomberg sat there, allowing that lousy message to be delivered on his behalf.

The guy who got gave Bernie Kerik, a goddamn driver, the position of Police Commissioner and damn near had him in nominal charge of Homeland Defense...

THIS Bernie Kerik...

...and you have him running a "FEAR THE NAYGURS" campaign for you. Because you're so damn rich you're bored so you want to run something big.

Nah. Not interested in your soft-pedalled explanations of your hard core actions.