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New York Mayoral Election

I'm still not sure who I'm going to vote for in the upcoming New York mayoral election. On one hand, Republican candidate Michael Bloomberg is not bad, and in fact has done some great things for New York, notably the smoking ban and 311. On the other hand, he's a Republican, has publicly supported Bush, and seems to be ignoring the subways. Fernando Ferrer, the Democrat, seems quite good too, though. On the other hand, he's an unknown quantity.

Then there's Jimmy McMillan, who, according to my voter information packet, is from the "Rent is Too Damn High Party". I quote from the packet:

What is the most important issue in the city you would address if elected?RENT is Too Damn High there is nothing else to talk about. All poor people are being ran out of New York.

What other important issues would you address if elected?RENT Is Too Damn High there is nothing else to talk about.

The guy's got a point.

Well, so, I may vote for Republican, which I haven't done in a while. Strangely enough, the other Republican candidate for Mayor, Thomas V. Ognibene seems quite reasonable as well, even complaining about the "laissez-faire" attitude that spawns big-box retail in the area. I guess in New York, Republicans are just another kind of Democrat.

For the mayoral election, it really doesn't matter who I vote for anyway. Bloomberg will definitely will big.

Another weird thing: Bernie Geotz is running for Public Advocate. You can check out his website, which has a list of his plans to encourage napping, promote vegetarianism, and other ideas, some more well thought out than others.