Speaker Quinn Endorses (Finally) Thompson

Earlier today, City Council Speaker Christine endorsed Comptroller Bill Thompson for mayor, saying, "I think one of my important points about term limits was that it was important for people to have choice and option. I believe Bill Thompson’s been a good comptroller. I think he would be a good mayor and I think it’s very important that the Democrats are united.” Quinn is, of course, close with Mayor Bloomberg and CityRoom reports that Quinn's endorsement was delayed " as payback for Ms. Quinn’s failure to support Mr. Thompson over the last year," even after he clinched the nomination.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 26, 2009 5:22 PM

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books

didn't Quinn support Bloomberg over turning term limits? and now she's saying they're important?! WTF?

DC1974

No I think she's saying what others have said, term limits are a bad idea as it limits choice. And so her important point is that dealing with term limits is about choice. It also goes much farther in creating a functional fiefdom within city bureaucracy -- where the only people with any institutional memory are the people that work for the government. That's one theory for this. It all depends on where you want the control fo the city -- within the employees or the elected leaders. There are arguments for both.

I'm a Chicagoan though and think the best mayors of governors in Illinois were there for decades. So take all this with that grain of salt, local government is much trickier to run and requires at least a whole term to align the various elements to make it function.

felixthecat2

In NYC the people voted TWICE for term limits and the Mayor deliberately ran the clock to avoid a public referendum and he and Quinn extended their own tenure to 12 years. (14 years for Quinn). This is not a choice at all. And when the mayor is spending close to 100 million to buy newspaper endorsement and other endorsement then we don't have NO CHOICE. When the mayor has the media under his control then there is no choice.

Tim

With endorsements like that... Empty? The only term limits Quinn agrees with are the ones where her name is not associated with the issue.

Tim Schreier

Soho

Wza

She's a joke.

nomnomnom

Paging FelixTheCat2!

marcasm

I know, I thought he would be all over this by now.

felixthecat2

Actually most people are stating the same thing that Bubba did. She endorsed Thompson in hopes of retaining her speaker seat but her action benefits Bloomberg. I am sure that she received Bloomberg's approval. Her endorsement came right after the polls gave Bloomberg a double digit lead. Bloomberg gave her the ok since he thinks Thompson has no chance but he does have a chance if WE all Come OUT and vote Thompson. Any vote not for Thompson is a vote for Emperor Bloomberg.

Bubba

Quinn wants to play it both ways. Typically, she thinks we're a bunch of idiots. Her "endorsement" is for Thompson but her actions benefit Bloomberg. I already miss term limits...

mrjoepost

lets not have any of that bloomberg negativity to get in the way of positive cash flow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C3uA-bep7Q

Mr Mel

Christine is descended from Dem politicos and she knows the score. In spite of all the Bloomberg negativity on this site. Short of a pedophile indictment, Mike will be the Mayor again. As far the Thompson endorsement, it is meaningless.