I live just across the river in New Jersey, and I think he's done a pretty good job. Definitely a better job than the folks we've had here, though that's obviously not the highest bar. I'm Jewish, too, and that doesn't hurt. I'm more pro-choice than I am pro-life. As a very aggressive driver, I believe that New York City is a much safer place without easy-to-obtain handguns (and I believe the opposite is likely true in less populated and better tempered places). I'm utterly thrilled that I can go out to dinner or a bar in the city without having to breathe in other people's smoke. I think he's basically right about illegals when it comes to the city's economy.
Frankly, I don't see where he's a lot different than Giuliani on most issues -- and I liked him a lot too, and would probably vote for him as well.
It's true that most of my feelings towards him stem from him keeping NYC a pleasant place to visit; maybe it wouldn't transfer as well to the national arena -- but I'd sure give him a fair hearing and listen to what he has to say.
YIKES...I have NO idea why you are on FR, with those ideas!
Rudy was a MUCH better mayor and I disagreed with him about quite a few things; however, Rudy was a far superior mayor and far better for N.Y.C., than Bloomy is!
The squeegee men are back, the hookers are back, trolling Hell's Kitchen, in broad daylight, crime is worse, Rudy's " broken window" policy got thrown out, taxes are up, and you may like Bloomy's smokenazi crap, but do you also LOVE his wanting to get rid of pizza places, because he thinks that too many people eat it and get fat?
Just because you are a Jew, does that mean that you would vote for another Jew, just because he IS Jewish? That's as sick as people who aren't Jewish ( or XXXX...fill in the blank ), saying that they wouldn't vote for a Jew, because they are XXXXX ( fill in the blank ), or worse.