(Pull my shirt off and pray / We're coming up on Re-)
Election Day

Today is the Democratic Primary in New York City. I took the day off to vote for…

Mayor: Anthony Weiner

I like him. Always have. Agree with what he’s said and done while in D.C., and like his emphasis on the middle class in New York City. I think he’s got a great combination of vision and ability to get shit done, and I think he would give us a better chance of unseating Bloomberg.

Public Advocate: Norman Siegal

Norman's a longtime ACLU/Legal AID attorney. He was born and raised in New York City and attended public school. Most importantly, he came across as articulate and intelligent in the debate; he appeared to have a well-rounded and in-depth understanding of the issues – especially compared to my original favorite Andrew Rasiej who quickly fell back on empty platitutes like “the future is now” when the conversation shifted away from his technophilic platform.

Brooklyn DA: Arnie Kriss

The incumbent, Hynes, appears to be a slimeball – forces his employees to campaign for him while he lets the violent felony conviction rates dip to the worst among the five boroughs. I honestly don’t know too much about the challengers, but Kriss seems to have the experience: assistant DA, NYPD police attorney, private practice, and so on. Plus, he's the only one in the field without any apparent deep political ties, which means he'll probably lose to Mark Peters who used to be Spitzer’s chief corruption prosecutor. Such is life.