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    New state Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs unleashed some unusually harsh criticism of Mayor Bloomberg this weekend, saying he should have taken a clue from the country's first president and when it comes to term limits. "Mayor Bloomberg, early on, was unhappy when his predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, was scraping around trying to stay on after 9-11, and yet now when his two terms are about to expire he decides of the 8 million other residents of the city of New York no one else is possibly able to undertake the job given the financial crisis. That's just absurd." I was surprised to hear Jacobs talking about the New York City mayor's race on a show that doesn't air in the city. Full Article at NY Daily News: Daily Politics
    Mayor Bloomberg, early on, was unhappy when his predecessor, Rudy Giuliani, was scraping around trying to stay on after 9-11, and yet now when his two terms are about to expire he decides of the 8 million other residents of the city of New York no one else is possibly able to undertake the job given the financial crisis. That's just absurd.
    SOURCE: NY Daily News: Daily Politics 1 month ago
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Jacobs: Bloomberg Is No George Washington
  1. I didn't do a standing-in-the-street endorsement, but I have endorsed him and I have told everybody I'm supporting him. I'm doing the best I can for him. The party has enough money to pay its rent and salaries
    SOURCE: NY Daily News: Daily Politics 1 month ago
  2. We spent an enormous amount of money on the special elections ... Right now, I'm doing some catching up. Meeting with people who have given money to the party in the past, planning an even for mid-November or early December.
    SOURCE: NY Daily News: Daily Politics 1 month ago
  3. George Washington, one of the things we remember best about him is that he knew when to leave and he understood that two terms is enough
    SOURCE: NY Daily News: Daily Politics 1 month ago

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