Spitz in the Soup

When Governor Eliot Spitzer announced his support for the Democratic candidate on the day before this week’s election for district attorney on Staten Island—the only competitive race in the whole city—he did so via press release.

He did not hold a press conference with the candidate, and he didn’t visit the district to campaign. Read More

Rudy Gets Testy in NH

During Rudy Giuliani's campaign sweep through New Hampshire this week, he found generally receptive, if sedate, audiences as he talked about national security and the economy in town-hall-style meetings, or baked beans and baseball at a roadside grocery.   

But at one point, at least, I saw Giuliani show a side of his personality Read More

Smacking Members of Congress on the Head Over Immigration

Here’s John Delgado, the business manager for Local 79 of the Construction and General Building Laborers, on the City Hall steps earlier today criticizing the immigration bill in Congress — and the immigrant members of Congress who are supporting it.

“Shame on those people in Washington,” Delgado said. “And you know what, funny part is, Read More