Over the weekend, Diane Cardwell notices a major downturn in the buzz about Michael Bloomberg running for president.
Bloomberg may not be running, but he sure is parading.
Some contributions made to Christine Quinn may be connected to her position on whether to convert Brooklyn’s docks into ports for cruise ships.
Hillary Clinton is pulling ahead in Iowa.
Hillary disagrees with one of her military supporters about her position on Iraq.
The Financial Times says Bill Clinton’s possible role as a “roving ambassador” would diminish the job of secretary of state, and even the presidency.
Hendrik Hertzberg of the New Yorker explains why we’re obsessed with Hillary’s laugh.
The price tag for the mayor’s traffic easing plan is $767 million, according to a report from the MTA.
“There's no explanation of where they're going to get that money,” said Richard Brodsky of the plan’s cost.
Sheldon Silver wants Eliot Spitzer to use his subpoena power against Joe Bruno.
Like Spitzer, George Pataki had the state police create records of Joe Bruno’s use of state aircraft.
The latest entity to investigate Spitzer hasn’t subpoenaed his office yet.
James Tedisco says Spitzer’s plan to allow illegal immigrants to obtain a driver’s license “presents a clear and present danger to the safety and security of our entire nation.”
A blogger following Representative Randy Kuhl notes he’s not helping Spitzer on the S-CHIP fight.
Spitzer’s counterpart in Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, defends a controversial plan to open three casinos in that state.
Here’s more on how Roger Stone helped Joe Bruno fly on a private aircraft.
Carol Ann Gotbaum’s husband said that if airport police in Phoenix treated his wife “with some modicum of dignity or grace,“ she may still be alive today.
The remark was made at her funeral this weekend.
Fear of terrorism played a role in the death of Carol Ann Gotbaum, according to Roger Cohen.
Gail Collins writes that Rudy Giuliani “figured out that he cannot simply keep muttering ‘9/11 … 9/11 … 9/11’ until February.”
Helen Kennedy thinks that’s what he’s doing.
Not being the front-runner suits John McCain.
In the run-up to Fred Thompson’s first debate, here’s a look back to how Thompson responded to a rival that called him an out-of-touch lobbyist: “You know, you’ll never be a lobbyist and you’ll probably be few other things either.”
Here’s a presidential campaign quiz from The New Yorker.
Jacob Gershman wins the analogy award for saying Eliot Spitzer went from “the Hebrew National hotdog of politicians” to being “just like any street-corner, mystery meat Frankfurter.”
Rebecca Dana looks at Roger Ailes' plan to destroy CNBC.
The New York Times editorial board says it’s worth looking at the record of Mt. Vernon’s mayor, now that he’s running in the general election after losing the Democratic primary.
And WorldNetDaily issued a press release saying, “It’s Official: Terrorists Endorse Hillary in ‘08.”
