Giuliani, Pataki to GOP: Ain't No Party Like a Bloomberg Party

Recently the five GOP borough heads in New York have been throwing their weight around with veiled threats that they might shut the lights off and pretend that nobody's home when Mayor Mike shows up at their party and tries to get back inside for his mayoral run after ditching out on them last year. They feel scorned by Bloomberg's years of neglecting them even before leaving last year. So who's stepping in to try and smooth things over? GOP brothers (and foes!) from years past, Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki, may be reminding local Repubs that there isn't much of a party these days without the mayor. Pataki said the GOP needs Bloomberg as "someone who's shown his ability to lead the city... [in] tough economic times." And Giuliani told the Post, "There are two big things in running a city: safety and security, and the other is economic stability. And on those two issues, Mike makes (the borough heads) very comfortable. These are practical people who want to make sure that the city has a really good mayor."