SHOOTOUT: The anti-gun rhetoric of Mayor
Bloomberg, with girlfriend Diana Taylor,
infuriated National Rifle Association bigshots.
Photo: AP
Posted on 02/01/2006 3:48:01 AM PST by Pharmboy
SHOOTOUT: The anti-gun rhetoric of Mayor
Bloomberg, with girlfriend Diana Taylor,
infuriated National Rifle Association bigshots.
Photo: AP
February 1, 2006 -- WASHINGTON — The powerful National Rifle Association killed the appointment of Mayor Bloomberg's girlfriend to a top federal post in retaliation for Hizzoner's campaign against the gun group, Senate sources said yesterday. Diana Taylor, the state banking commissioner, had been widely seen as a shoo-in as late as last week to head the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which oversees the nation's banks.
But the NRA wound up maneuvering behind the scenes to block her nomination at the last minute, to send a message to her billionaire boyfriend, sources told The Post.
"It's obvious the NRA hasn't been pleased with the mayor's campaign against guns," a Senate aide said.
"They wanted to do a little bit of political payback . . . They just killed it."
The apparent revenge attack comes after Bloomberg made a "war on guns" a top priority for his new term, taking several high-profile swipes at the lobbying organization amid a Post campaign for tougher anti-gun laws.
In his inaugural address last month, Bloomberg — in what aides called a reference to the NRA — said, "To those who distort our laws and aid and abet hardened criminals, know this: We will not rest until we secure all the tools we need to protect New Yorkers from the scourge of illegal guns."
The mayor also ripped lawmakers who give in to the gun lobby, calling them "cowards," and this month slammed them for limiting the activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms.
"It shows the power of one advocacy organization and, I would argue, the cowardice of people who succumb to their pressure," he said at the time.
The mayor declined comment
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
"Additional reporting by Deborah Orin"
Ole Debbie has been on an anti-gun tirade of late and shilling for 'Bloomers' with his "guns bad" tripe.
Good of you to post your #20.
The Post has been screeching more than usual about the eeeeeeeevils of g-g-g-guns for months lately. It stands to reason that they'd use any ploy necessary to smear the NRA.
I agree..
"Sources said" means nothing..
"It's obvious the NRA hasn't been pleased with the mayor's campaign against guns," a Senate aide said.
This may be true, but it does not, "ipso facto", make the allegation true...
"They wanted to do a little bit of political payback . . . They just killed it."
Again, allegation.. Who's "They" anyhow?? The russians??
The apparent revenge attack ...
Nothing "apparent" from where I sit.. Except a lot of rhetoric and allegation...
I'm sure Bloomberg has plenty of political enemies beside the NRA..
And I cannot readily identify what the connection would be between Gun Advocacy and Banking..
The NRA may be responsible due to Bloomberg's stance on guns, and his relationship with this woman, but aside from weak circumstantial connections, I see no hard evidence that the NRA had anything to do with it..
I'm sure if there is credit to be taken, however, there will be an editorial column in "American Rifleman"..
From the NY State Banking Dept.:
Ms. Diana Taylor was nominated Superintendent of Banks for the State of New York by Governor George Pataki on April 25, 2003 and was confirmed by the State Senate on June 10, 2003.
Ms. Taylor has more than 20 years of experience serving in both the public and private sectors. She most recently held the position of Deputy Secretary for Finance and Housing to Governor Pataki. Prior to that she served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Long Island Power Authority, a company with annual revenues of $2.4 billion and assets of approximately $8 billion. She also spent two years at KeySpan Energy as Vice President for Governmental and Regulatory Affairs.
In her first appointed position for the Governor, she served as Assistant Secretary for Public Authorities and worked with the utilities throughout the State and the Public Service Commission. In this capacity, she was the Governor’s representative on the takeover of LILCO by the Long Island Power Authority—the largest municipal financing ever undertaken, and the only conversion of a publicly traded utility to a municipal entity in the country.
Before her work in the public sector, Taylor was a Founding Partner of M.R. Beal and Company, a successful investment banking firm concentrating primarily in municipal bonds. She started her career as an investment banker at Smith Barney Harris Upham, then Lehman Brothers, then Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette.
Superintendent Taylor is committed to protecting depositors, preserving the safety and soundness of the banking system and to maintaining the New York State Charter as the Charter of choice. Her priorities as she leads the Department include securing the financial system against illegal activities; supporting and encouraging competition, choice, and cutting edge services that financial institutions provide to their customers; promoting economic development; increasing consumer education and awareness; and continuing to foster relationships with other regulators.
Perhaps one of her most visible roles will be her effort to reach consumers statewide, highlighting financial education initiatives, consumer awareness and promoting economic development. She aims to take a multi-agency approach that will include banks, the legislature and the other regulators to promote job growth and investment in the Empire State. She also is committed to rationalizing the organization and competitiveness of the Department internally and externally fostering relationships with other regulators.
Ms. Taylor serves on the Boards of Directors for the Hudson River Park Trust, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Coalition, the New York City Transit Museum, Big Apple Greeter, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The After School Corporation (TASC), and the YMCA.
She graduated from Dartmouth College where she majored in economics and from Columbia Business School where she majored in finance. She resides in Manhattan.
THIS IS POETIC JUSTICE!!! NY is one of the toughest states on gun control in the country. It is almost impossible to get through the bureaucratic maze to get a gun permit. Carrying an unlicesned handgun will land you in jail. The gangsters have the weapons while most of the law-abiding citizens don't. Yet, Bloomberg gets on his soap box and condemns firearms every chance he gets.
From BankLawyers Blog--there appear to be other reasons to oppose her:
White House To Nominate Diana Taylor To Head FDIC
Press reports today indicate that the White House will nominate New York State Banking Superintendent (and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's "main squeeze") Diana Taylor as Chairman of the FDIC, succeeding Don Powell, who resigned to head federal reconstruction efforts to rebuild damage caused by this Fall's hurricanes. Today's American Banker newspaper (paid subscription required) reports that Taylor's nomination should be announced in January or February, following completion of the normal vetting process.
As the head banking regulator for the State of New York, Ms. Taylor has been a strong proponent of the dual banking system and of state's rights, and a foe of the federal preemption of state consumer protection laws. She had highly publicized confrontations with the OCC over its preemption regulations, particularly with respect to the extension of federal preemption principles to operating subsidiaries of national banks. In May, Ms. Taylor testified before the FDIC in opposition to a proposal for FDIC preemption of state law (see here for this blog's most recent post about the FDIC proposal). In that testimony, she made two especially telling statements: (1) "The solution is not to compound what the OCC started, by giving every State the right to pre-empt every other state." (2) "Furthermore, mortgage bankers and brokers and MSBs should not be permitted to hide behind the skirts of national banks. State regulators and laws should be able to protect their consumers."
Given the foregoing positions, it is reasonable to believe that she will not be a strong proponent of the FDIC's proposed preemption regulation. On the other hand, when a rider changes horses, she tends to adapt to the needs of the animal she's currently riding so as not to be bucked off. She understands that the OCC is not going to rescind its preemption regulations, and that the US Congress is not likely to override them. Therefore, like Don Powell, she may decide that for the survival of the dual banking system (and for the survival of the FDIC's role as the primary federal regulator of state-chartered, non-FRB-member banks), some form of federal preemption for state-chartered banks will be necessary.
If any more large state banks decide to convert to national banks or federal thrifts, the "market" may force her hand, notwithsatnding her natural inclinations.
LOL!!!
" a lot of rhetoric and allegation..." bump.
Bloomie's point is that the criminals' guns used in NYC crime are bought legally in VA, PA, FL, etc., and then wind up in NYC. He wants to control LEGAL gun access in OTHER states--that's what makes him particularly to disturbing to folks like us and the NRA.
In other words she is the "Miss America" of the NY banking world.
Mayor Blooming-idiot is petty and that's an understatement.
We finally had enough of the new slant to the NYPost and cancelled our home delivery.
Good for you! I hope you informed them as to the "why" of your cancellation.
IF she IS a woman. We already KNOW he is not a MAN.......
Sure did, and I let the NYSlimes know what I think when they call here trying to get me to take their paper.
I had already read the article..
I noted that besides some disagreement concerning policy, there was another point that is not so specific, but may be telling..
following completion of the normal vetting process.
It may be there were "skeletons in the closet" that the White House simply decided were not worth the hassle..
Illegal foreign housemaids?
Failure to pay Social Security taxes and with-holding on those illegal workers?.
It's been the downfall of several nominees in the past.. even some federal judiciary nominees, and IIRC, a Dem Attorney General nominee..
The "vetting process" leaves a lot of wounded by the wayside...
This idiot doesn't get it. The NRA isn't some foreign organization.
It's peopled by American VOTERS.
Bloomberg needs to go away.
Score another one for the good guys.
AKA "effective return fire", Mikey...
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