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The not-so-mighty Quinn_
Quinn “comically spent months nipping and nibbling on the bill to the point where just 400 to 500 low-wage workers in the city annually will be affected, by her own estimate.”
Posted in Obstructs Human Rights, Workers
The not-so-mighty Quinn
Quinn “has inherited much of {Bloomberg’s] political apparatus, including some of the most skilled operatives in the city. And she gets equal billing in many mayoral announcements — whether it’s sharing headlines in press releases or getting to stand with the mayor during press conferences.”
Posted in Assault On Democracy, Separation of powers
Quinn’s Vito Veto
“Had Speaker Quinn not even entertained the suspicious map in the first place, she could have saved herself the embarrassment of a seeming quid pro quo arrangement with the odious Lopez. She didn’t, and now she’ll have to live with the consequences of having ‘done the right thing’ — only after being caught with her fingers in the redistricting jar.”
Posted in Backroom Deals, Dirty Politics
Tom Allon on Quinn
“This is not ineptitude or dishonesty due to lack of intelligence or know how. Instead, it is the result of a common pattern of cynicism. Christine Quinn puts her political ambitions ahead of the public good again and again and no one challenges her for this.”
Posted in Abuse of power, Assault On Democracy
Baldwin says Quinn has Blood on her Hands
“Baldwin…says that the Speaker is ‘a very nice person; but he thinks she is ‘untrustworthy.’ He also ‘resents’ that she is ‘Bloomberg’s hand-picked successor’ and notes that she has ‘blood on her hands’ after helping Bloomberg (and herself) get a third term.”
Voters will remember the overturning of term limits
“Voters have long memories and will remember those elected officials that knowingly disregarded the will of New Yorkers in 2008 [on term limits].”
DeBlasio Challenges Quinn on Sick Leave Bill
“Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s decision to schedule a hearing on the paid sick days bill only inflamed one” of her rivals [Bill deBlasio] who accused her of lacking the “guts” to allow a vote on the measure.”
Quinn booed at Education Forum
“Christine Quinn, an early favorite in polls who is seen as Bloomberg’s closest ally, received the chilliest reception of the night. Her stump speech drew booing, led by Donny Moss, an activist who is one of Quinn’s fiercest detractors.”
Rabbis Pressure Christine Quinn Over Sick Leave
“Dozens of prominent liberal New York City rabbis are demanding that 2013 mayoral frontrunner Christine Quinn approve a bill that would require city businesses to provide employees with paid sick days. ‘The progressive Jewish community, with its deep, longtime narrative of social justice and aggressive fairness, is in no way cemented to Speaker Quinn,’ said Michael Tobman, a New York City-based political consultant.”
Posted in 2013 Race, Campaign Trail
Discretionary Funds for Mayoral Race
“As the Manhattan Democrat contemplates her campaign for mayor, she enjoys a political boon that has to make her opponents salivate — millions of dollars in pork that’s hers to hand out like party favors…‘Having tens of millions of dollars available to distribute to Council members and their constituents translates to votes,’ said Baruch College political scientist Doug Muzzio. ‘It gives her an advantage, a significant advantage, as a matter of fact.’”
Posted in 2013 Race, Piggy Bank, Slush Funds, The Money