tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538059816904053911.post4994443862054776451..comments2024-03-23T03:06:34.328-07:00Comments on A Boat Against the Current: Photo of the Day: Fiorello La Guardia Statue, NYCMikeThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10865731845343427202noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5538059816904053911.post-15511204576108772872019-09-15T04:55:38.932-07:002019-09-15T04:55:38.932-07:00Nice tribute to a great mayor Mike! Just a couple ...Nice tribute to a great mayor Mike! Just a couple of things to note: In his last couple of years, La Guardia too made a rather pathetic stab at running for president. NYC mayors running for higher office (remember Lindsey in '72?) haven't often been a pretty spectacle!<br /><br />Also, bad as de Blasio is, it's important to remember that La Guardia operated under far less constraint, budget-wise and in other ways, than later mayors have. Any mayor who aspires to a progressive program operates with effectively one hand (at least) tied behind their back due t the tacit and overt rules put in place after the '70s fiscal crisis, under the tutelage of Wall Street. You just couldn't have a La Guardia today. Of course, a really gifted mayor would find ways.Eric Laursenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09226542520237615381noreply@blogger.com