See, you just proved my point -- his prosecutor mentality. He loved going after bad guys. It's what he lived for. I saw him in court once and the guy was passionate and brilliant. He was the kind of mayor who would get F you! scream at him and scream it back. And mean it!
But there's more to being mayor of nyc than going after bad guys. A large part of it is cutting deals and he was horrible at that. Again, because of his prosecutor mind set, he had a win or lose mentality. He disdained compromise.
"He disdained compromise."
You don't get to be a two term republican mayor of nyc without having extraordinary negotiating abilities. He got a lot done which would have been impossible if this were not the case.