Bill de Blasio

When Clinton was president, my industry's trade association contributed $50,000 to the DNC in my name. I've been plagued by ravenous, contribution-hungry Democratic candidates ever since then-- and almost never good ones. Yes, it's how I came to meet Howard Dean and make him a raw vegan brunch at my house once, but other than Dean, it's been one monstrosity after another, from Dick Gephardt, the author of the legislation allowing Bush to invade Iraq, to wheeler-dealers like Terry McAuliffe.

Bronx Sen. Jeffrey Klein-- New York's top GOP enablerBlue America's normal job is to vet candidates in House races-- and occasionally in Senate races-- and endorse the progressive cream of the crop. We'll occasionally stray from that mission when we find an especially important state legislative race.

Under the leadership of New York City’s progressive new mayor Bill de Blasio a settlement has been reached between a discrimination suited filed by the Vulcan Society (representing minority firefighters) and the city over the use of racially based civil service tests that favored white applicants.

The progressive media is abuzz about New York City’s new mayor, Bill de Blasio, who is seen by some as the new front of the American left. This idea is misguided, however, and should be discarded to the dust bin. I write here as a concerned citizen who wants to peel back the truth for everyone to examine themselves.
Deconstructing de Blasio’s progressive perception

By Josmar Trujillo | Black Agenda Report | March 12, 2014

"In classic Clinton style, [the former president] was gracious toward [former NYC Mayor Michael] Bloomberg, who took over the city in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and had to grapple with the impact of the recession that hit the country in 2008. Clinton thanked Bloomberg for leaving New York stronger than he found it."But on this day, Clinton, as always, was thinking about tomorrow.

Supporters of Manhattan Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio's preference, say she has the votes to be the next speaker of the NYC City Council.by KenIf you can know a man, at least in part, by his enemies, then NYC Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is standing even taller today -- not that he needs added tallness.

"The end of the world is a little like death": At TEDxMidwest, 2011, self-styled "deranged millionaire" (and former "minor television personality") John Hodgman owns up that he hasn't gotten around to preparing his "go bag" for the predicted nuking of NYC, where he lives.

By ZHANDARKA KURTI | CounterPunch | December 6, 2013

Wouldn't you think ex-Police Commish Rickety Ray'ssecurity will require a string of NYPD polo ponies?by KenWhen last we encountered departing NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, in "A holiday F.U.