[sauropod]

Weiner represents parts of Queens and Brooklyn, the last gin-mill neighborhoods of the city, where smokin' and drinkin' are an integral part of the life of working men and women.

Well???? How about it? Nurse Ratched for Mayor!

[Mears]

Even at my age,gin mill neighborhoods are heaven to me.

No PC crap,no phoniness,no white wine and brie,and best of all,lots of laughing.

[NYC GOP Chick]

Weiner is easily the most articulate on the issue, which, on the face of it, is surprising because he is a nonsmoker. "If you want to see just how much Bloomberg misunderstands the DNA of New York - what sort of a condescending patrician he is - look at the way he handled the smoking business," says Weiner.

"He rammed it through without ever having campaigned for it. He did it without considering what it would do to the small bars in the city, particularly the outer boroughs, what it would do to the soul of New York, which to me is libertarianism, the right to live your life without onerous government intervention. I sum it up this way: New York does not want or need Nurse Ratched as mayor."

Whoa! When did this putz start making sense?! He's usually one of THE most egregious leftist blowhards in the House, and I am truly stunned by this foray into lucidity.