Republicans cozy up to Bloomberg once again

Howard Siner | By Howard Siner | Staten Island Advance

The Staten Island Republican party gave an enthusiastic approval to the third term of former Republican Mike Bloomberg. It shows the lack of commitment to its own values of smaller government and term limits by not running its own candidate in the fall mayoral election.

The mayor has almost doubled our real estate taxes since coming to office, yet the Republican Party instead of being grateful that he abandoned their party, can be heard lip smacking his derriere as he passes through the borough. The thought of being completely shut out of the city government under a Democratic mayor is more than they can bear.

I guess it is better to carry the water for a powerful team than to field a team of your own. Yet another reason why the Republican Party is in the shape it's in.