I suppose, but Bloomberg is still implementing socialist policies to deal with the financial crisis.
At least everybody knew what Mark Green was. Bloomberg, true to leftist Democrat form, deceived and led people to believe that he was something he isn't; I think people assumed that since Bloomberg was a "Republican" he would continue the ways of Guiliani. Bloomberg did nothing to disabuse voters of that assumption.
Talk about a shockaroo. Crime is shooting back up, ala David Dinkins, quality of life is plummeting, and a devastating increase in taxes that may very well be one of the final nails in the coffin of the New York economy is on it's way.
I wish now I had taken that trip to the city I planned when Guiliani was still mayor.
Yeah, Bloomberg didn't even mention what he was going to do concerning cigarettes when he was running for Mayor. And I know when the smoking ban goes into effect and puts many resturants & bars outta buisness he is going to blame it on the bad economy.
I have a friend NY currently in the Airforce (nonsmoker) coming home for a few weeks next summer we and other friends (smokers & nonsmokers alike)were going down to hang out in Manhattan for a few days but since setting this trip up i.e. Hotel reservations, transportation and such must be done well in advance and we since we didn't know how this smoking ban proposal was going to turn out we already decided we are going to Montreal instead. The money that
would we have spent in NYC will now instead be spend in Montreal. Between us we would have spend a couple of thousand dollars. So already because of this smoking
ban New York City has already lost money it so desperately needs to another city.
But that's OK, More Nonsmokers will flock to the City to replace us right? LOL!
But all I have to say it is just a Sad day in the history United States of America when I as a citizen of this
great nation has to go to a foreign country because of a lack of freedom here.