Blame Deflecting

With warnings of a blizzard in hand, Mayor Bloomberg declined to declare a snow emergency. As a result, there was no preparation for the post-Xmas blizzard, no staging of snow removal equipment and Mayor Mikey waited a day after the snow began to fall to think about calling in contractors to help.

But of course, no politician wants to have anyone think about how he screwed up. So Mayor Mike is falling back on an old trusted trope of gutless leaders, especially Republicans: Blaming the workers.

You made the wrong call on the blizzard, Mikey. Man up.

(And the same advice to you, Vampire Squid Boy.)