Reformatted, emphasis mine:
In 2011, Victor Davis Hanson warned of “The Bloomberg Syndrome:” “Quite simply, the next time your elected local or state official holds a press conference about global warming, the Middle East, or the national political climate, expect to experience poor county law enforcement, bad municipal services, or regional insolvency.”
Mayor Craig has made noises far beyond the Proper Role of Government at her level. But has she actually shown excellence in governance at her level? Or has Mayor Joyce Craig been more like this guy:
Shot: Bill de Blasio: The federal government should pay for gender reassignment surgery. (—The Washington Examiner, today)
Chaser: It takes the city more than a year to fix a sidewalk, audit finds. (—The New York Post, yesterday)
Hangover: Graffiti complaints up more than 50 percent in de Blasio’s New York. (—The Post, Saturday)
Those are things that good mayors, GREAT mayors, make a priority – get the snow plowed (here in the Northeast), invigorate employees, keep crime low, help the small AND big businesses. In other words, STAY IN YOUR LANE.
Bill de Blasio is too big for his britches. Or put another way, NYC’s britches are too small for him.
And along comes Joyce Craig who can’t even keep the main thoroughfare, Elm Street, clean and clear of panhandlers (to put it nicely). Yet, it is clear that being mayor is only a step on her desired path on the political ladder reaching for “the bigger political Shiny Objects.”
Little things, little people – little interest? Seriously, if you can’t pay attention to what you’ve been elected to do (HOW long has it taken to get a resolution for Elm Street?), why be there at all?
Victoria Sullivan wants to replace her. She knows that success is paying attention to details that are the heart and soul of running a city excellently – one pothole at a time.
A Pothole? Yes, a pothole – it may sound trite but if the tiniest things are taken care of, the larger items will be as well.
Something that has eluded Craig.
(H/T: Instapundit)
