From City Hall:On Monday afternoon, Anthony Como conceded his State Senate race to Joe Addabbo, issuing a statement that concluded, “I remain committed to public service and look forward to the new challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.”
By Monday night, he was already on to those new challenges and opportunities, renewing the bid to be executive director of the Board of Elections that he abandoned in June to seek the Senate seat. Como called several commissioners and began the outreach to the county chairs who would be crucial in putting him in the top job, now vacant again after George Gonzalez’s firing.
But Como’s newest attempt to get the $172,000-per-year job, which has prompted derision from several close Board observers who see him as now looking for a job in the wake of the Senate loss, may be over before it gets off the ground. To be selected, Como would need at least six votes, and he does not appear to even have a solidified bloc of the five Republicans: Bronx GOP Commissioner J.C. Polanco is not on board.
Polanco, who supported Como through the spring, had put himself forward as an alternative for executive director after Como withdrew. But after the Queens GOP made a surprise, ill-fated attempt to install former State Sen. Serf Maltese in the top job, Polanco joined with the Democrats to vote for Gonzalez and break what had been a six-month stalemate. According to a source, Polanco remains disgusted with Como and the Queens GOP, and is completely opposed to supporting the former City Council member for executive director.
Asked about his position on Como, Polanco referred instead to his call for a nationwide search for executive director, as Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Council Government Operations chair Gale Brewer have supported.
17 comments:
Somebody get a hammer and a stake.
Politicians watching out for their own. They can't see this 172K job going to someone who is qualified and will make a difference, they just want to treat it like a piece of pork, as usual.
A lifetime patronage pig.
Glad to see that JC is on board with Christine Quinn.
Somebody get a hammer and a stake.
It looks like Anthony has already had too many steaks...
He should just wait it out and run against Elizabeth Crowley when her time is up. His Middle Village people will vote for him. She's totally useless in Maspeth and Middle Village and her constituents would welcome the change.
The sign behind is mispelled. It should be "sauseege".
Is this a photo of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade?
That big balloon is strange!
AC's 15 minutes were up about 2 years ago.
Nah, he's the Harold Stassen of Queens politics.
Heard Addabbo had a job fair today. Maybe Como shoulda went and dropped some resumes.
This man should be working in a pizza parlor
"He should just wait it out and run against Elizabeth Crowley when her time is up. His Middle Village people will vote for him. She's totally useless in Maspeth and Middle Village and her constituents would welcome the change"
My retort: How about finding a more credible (& female) Republican candidate with real life/business experience to oppose brain-dead Liz Crowley? I think there has to be one active in that community who can deftly and ably represent this council district.
You are right! How about Tony Nunziato? He has been fighting for the community for years and is very active in civics. He's also a small business owner, which means that he knows what it's like to work for a living. Maybe he would have a chance, but queens usually votes for democrats, hence, the reason why Queens is turning into quite the shit hole.
Dump All Crowleys
"You are right! How about Tony Nunziato? He has been fighting for the community for years and is very active in civics."
I don't know much about Nunziato but he was able to get 40% of the vote against another brain dead elected official -- Marge Markey, a couple of weeks ago, in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans 4 to 1. Sure, community board member and business owner are good qualifications plus an italian surname sure helps in a place like Middle Village & Howard Beach. There are others with way more grit and intellect than Mr. Como.
To push Anthony aside, we need to give him a government job so we can finally put an end to the Como affirmative action program once and for all.
JC Polanco, now there is a fine upstanding citizen-can anyone say Investigation?
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