Warming Up to ‘Mayor Mike’ - NY

New York City’s Michael Bloomberg displays calm and command in the midst of the Northeast’s worst blackout in history. Could this be a turning point for an unpopular mayor?

Mike Bloomberg hasn’t had an easy time at the helm of New York City. A fiscal crisis forced the billionaire mayor to make deeply unpopular budget cuts—including curtailing the city’s recycling program, shuttering firehouses and slashing New York’s recreation budget. Bloomberg annoyed the press by steadfastly maintaining his right to a personal life, refusing to detail his weekend travel plans and schedule. Then there were the finger-wagging “lifestyle” ordinances championed by the mayor, most notably a controversial ban on smoking in all New York restaurants and bars. By early this summer, Bloomberg’s job-approval ratings had plummeted to a record-low of 32 percent.


http://www.msnbc.com/news/953310.asp?0cl=c1

1. So If a leader doesn't commit suicide in a disaster he's a hero? What did Bloomberg actually do?

2. Why no recall at 32 percent?

3. The GOP road map to winning elections; Terrorism and Disasters.




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I like this one:

1. So If a leader doesn't commit suicide in a disaster he's a hero? What did Bloomberg actually do?

I'll tell you what Billionaire Bloomberg did. He went out on Brooklyn Bridge (I assume to express empathy? sympathy? for the people walking across the bridge to leave Manhattan), and he was so ill received, he left Brooklyn Bridge quickly.

I guess you could call that "warming up to Mayor Mike". I think things seemed to be getting a bit warm on the bridge.