Thompson Dissing Bloomie on HOD Again
“Two weeks after narrowly losing to Mayor Bloomberg, Controller William Thompson punched back Wednesday by refusing to back a plan to reopen and expand a downtown Brooklyn jail. Thompson refused for the third time to approve a $34 million design contract for the project – even after a top Bloomberg official sent a letter ordering…
checks and balances, a good thing in govt
Thompson’s a loser,and he’s a wanabee mayor and thank god that will never happen,
i figured dave would be a bloomberg lover
GO BILL!!!
The big picture is this. When Thomspon next runs for office, he can point to his principled objections and sticking to a campaign promise. This will be dumped in John Liu’s lap. Who may make a mayoral run in four years.
“Thompson Dissing Bloomie on HOD Again”
Bloomberg’s appraisal of the House of the Day was off the mark?
I have no problem with jail reopening but that doesn’t mean that all contracts involved to do this (or expand it larger) are good or wise contracts (as in non-wasteful, done correctly).
> Great example of how he would act as a Mayor.
Yes, how dare he stop wasting money on a useless boondoggle project!
Sore Looser. Pathetic.
Great example of how he would act as a Mayor.