[Clemenza]

You can copy and paste Deroy's stats again, but this does not change the fact that NYC remains one of the WORST places to do business in, has had sluggish economic growth relative to other parts of the country even DURING Rudy's term, and remains a "worker's paradise."

Rudy's defenders love to point to the "reduction in crime" but OTHER CITIES DID THE SAME due to LARGER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS involved. Not only that, but "normal" American DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SQUEEGEES AND HOMELESS NUTCASES like NY did, so bragging about all but eliminating such maladies of urban life mean nothing to someone from suburban Wichita.

Personally, I think that Rudy's b-tch JP Avalon will be crying in his Cosmo when Rudy doesn't get through the primaries. Sorry, but America is not ready for a Mayor from a majority nonwhitechristian city with a proclivity towards megalomanical behavior, and ignorance of our constitutional heritage, and a tendency to exaggerate his achievements. Don't get me started on his foreign policy ideas, which run the gamut from third-person translations of Commentary Articles to the menus at Chinese Restaurants.

[paltz]

You can copy and paste Deroy's stats again, but this does not change the fact that NYC remains one of the WORST places to do business in, has had sluggish economic growth relative to other parts of the country even DURING Rudy's term, and remains a "worker's paradise."

Considering the amount of new businesses that appeared in New York during his term, I find that hard to believe. New commercial office space was being snatched up by new companies at an incredibel rate. "workers paradise"? That's like complaining that Reagan didn't do enough to get rid of all the socialism in Europe.

Rudy's defenders love to point to the "reduction in crime" but OTHER CITIES DID THE SAME due to LARGER DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS involved. Not only that, but "normal" American DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH SQUEEGEES AND HOMELESS NUTCASES like NY did, so bragging about all but eliminating such maladies of urban life mean nothing to someone from suburban Wichita.

Crime and ACLU lawyers are unfortunate facts in every state, so giving an example of what could be accomplished isn't so unusual nationwide. In fact, it was Rudy who fought against ACLU lawyers(and won) when deinstitutionalized mental patients(some who had TB) refused to take their meds...a move Dinkins refused to ever do. The ongoing wars between Rudy and ACLU happened often, but unlike previous admins, he chose the saftey of the city first.