Mayor Bloomberg booed by angry Irish residents in Rockaways parade

Perhaps Mayor bloomberg should have practised those qualities he praised so highly in Metanyahu? New Yorkers' admiration and support for Israel are strong and unshakable,” he said. “We appreciate the powerful stresses that Gilad Shalit’s long captivity placed on the Israeli people. It was my privilege to march with his parents in our city’s Salute to Israel parade two years ago.” Bloomberg added that Israelis’ outpouring of feelings about Shalit’s release last week shows “the toughness and the resiliency of Israel’s national character.” “The easiest response in a crisis is to do nothing,” Bloomberg told Netanyahu. “But that’s not what governing is about, and so you certainly have our admiration for shouldering the burdens of leadership and doing what you thought was necessary.”

I have not been a New Yorker for over 50 years, so I'm not up-to-date on the city's finances and understanding what was realistically the city was supposed to do in the Rockaways and Staten Island, where some of my unaffected relatives still live? The state, with FEMA's lead, has the major responsibility for aid needed in these areas, IMHO. Also, Bloomberg has been criticized by some of the Rockaway residents talking about the Marathon while there was still suffering - was holding the St. Patrick's day parade an amelioration of this misery?

Peter King lol

Peter King for President!!