[tellw]

You people are missing the bigger picture... New York offers the symbolism...THE FIREMEN...Rudy Giuliani...THE FIREMEN. Also it's a nice way to annoy the Democrats who are meeting in Boston because they didn't want to "share" New York with Bush and the GOP.

[qam1]

Rudy can go anywhere and fly a few of the fireman out to where ever they go.

The symbolism you will see in the future is smokeasys, The Bicycle, and a city in decay.

Cigarette smuggling is now going big time in NYC because of the $7.50 a pack price, It is rivaling the illegal drug trade so unfortunately it is only a matter of time before a police officer will be killed while busting up one of the rings.

A widow and children missing a parent due to Bloomberg's war on cigarettes will also be a powerful symbol the Republicans would want to avoid.