Politicians don't get where they are by being nice guys -- they tend to be hard-nosed SOBs. Do you remember when Giuliani released Patrick Dorismond's criminal record?
RUDY ADMITS 'MISTAKE' ON DORISMOND
In the days after the shooting in which the unarmed Dorismond was gunned down by cops in a Manhattan drug sting gone awry Giuliani ordered the release of Dorismond's sealed police records, including his juvenile file, and described him as no "altar boy" on national TV.
Not one of his finer moments, but his intentions -- defending the NYPD -- were noble. He knows how to play hardball and often steps on lots of toes.
I know politics is a nasty game, but this had no political motive. It was just Mike being an ass, and he seems to be spending more and more time each day working on being an ass than on being mayor. Having such a jerk as mayor would be bad enough during the best of times; it's far more detrimental today.
Bloomberg must go. If that means voting for a RAT when the time comes, so be it. It's not even about politics or policies any more; Bloomberg is bad for New York, and he'd be bad for New York even if his policies were indistinguishable from Ronald Reagan's. His nasty personality and personal hangups are overshadowing everything else now.