Greg Ball is my Assemblyman and I’ve never been more ashamed to say someone represents me in all of my life. I first met Greg while he was going door to door in Mahopac in 2006 and when he told me that he was going to get property taxes under control, I questioned how as a minority member he would be able to do this and he said that he would do it by working with others and building consensus. I like that and voted for him. But Greg Ball has not worked with others or built a consensus. Not in Albany. Not back home. In fact, he has done just the opposite.

Bloomberg, may not need conservative party support but he needs Republicans. He got it when the alternative was Green and Ferrer. He won’t get it when the alternative is Patterson.

I expect Bruno to be out of a job soon. Ironically, he was picked to replace Ralph Marino, a man who was seen as too cozy with Cuomo and who was seen as betraying Republican principals on fiscal matters. It will serve the elected Republicans right if New York becomes a one party state. Divided government has done little to diminish the ineffiency and corruption that goes on in Albany.

I would prefer Patterson to Bloomberg at this point. I do not believe Bloomberg is particularly loyal to the Republican party and may of his ideas like congestion pricing don’t take into account the needs of working people. He is in many respects a competent guy but his governing philosophy is that of a limousine liberal. At least, Patterson recognizes the need to cut government waste. Bloomberg, believes when we are entering a recession that the most important thing is the environment. Typical of someone who has all the money in the world and doesn’t care if the average worker who is being priced out of New York City cannot afford much of his proposals.