Bloomberg says education pain is 'worth it,' and Catsimatidis loves everyones
Briefing: Rob Ryan, Catsimatidis and Eben Bronfman. Azi Paybarah via flickr
6:20 pm Jan. 29, 20131
2013
Fox News says Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio is bullying the gun industry. [TV Eyes]
John Catsimatidis: "I have the temperament to be the mayor of New York because I love all people." [Jennifer Peltz]
Catsimatidis does not dress fancy. [Hunter Walker]
He was rather unscripted. [Chris Bragg]
Catsimatidis wants to make sure people don't lose their "confidence" in New York City after Bloomberg leaves. [CBS]
City Hall / City Council
In presenting his last budget, Bloomberg said the rise in expenses "roughly mirrored our growth in tax revenues." [Henry Goldman]
Bloomberg is proposing to slash teacher jobs and after school programs. [Jill Colvin]
Bloomberg: "I am convinced the suffering we will go through will be worth it to get the best evaluation deal for our kids." [Ivan Pereira]
Albany
Cuomo's former aide defends his gun control bill in an op-ed upstate. [Steve Cohen]
The state's main gun lobbying group will sue Cuomo in state court over his gun control bill. [Nick Reisman]
Cuomo takes a mild jab at New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who doesn't support the governor's plan to let localities borrow against their future pension savings. [Ken Lovett]
Differing with Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said the legislature needs a leading role in citing where upstate casinos will be located. [Nick Reisman]
"Skleinos," Feb. 6. [Erik Engquist]
Washington
Bloomberg said Vice President Joe Biden has a "set of balls." [Maggie Haberman]
President Obama praised a bipartisan plan for immigration reform. [Mark Landler]
A Bloomberg target in Illinois says she's not too pro-gun. [CJ Lotz]
Freshman Democrat Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney was attacked by the NRCC for appearing in an ad for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's PAC. [Michael Johnson]
With "CATS" in the race that almost rounds out the field.
We are now entering the "Meet and Greet" phase of the campaign when all the candides will be running around to the local "Clubs" and taking questions form the "rank and file"
Those who are active on a regular bases.
Then from there we go to Phase Two the most important part "Petitioning" who can get the required number of "Good" signatures.
Because inorder to "RUN" and be "IN IT" you need the "Required" number of "Good" Signaturers.
Between these two phases is All the wheeling and dealing.
Right now everyone is running for "Mayor" some may "make a deal" and run for another City-Wide office and join a "Ticket" and and only need "One Petition" for the ticket.
The press has plenty to cover and blog and report on, and we who comment will be "Busy" showing up at "events" giving out "Happy Socks" and having a ball.
Before there was the "Oracle of Delphi" there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
VJ Machiavelli
www.VJMachiavelli.blogspot.com
Power to the People who "VOTE"