Jan 2, 2014
New York City has a new mayor. Bill de Blasio was sworn in last week by Bill Clinton in a ceremony that covered issues of race and poverty, backed by an excellent soundtrack. Amber Jamieson reports from Manhattan.
The first day of the year saw New York City get a new mayor and a new political attitude, with a party-atmosphere inauguration of the first Democrat mayor in 20 years. Democrat royalty turned out to celebrate, with former president Bill Clinton swearing in Bill de Blasio from Brooklyn as the 109th mayor of New York City in a ceremony at City Hall.
“We don’t ask more of the wealthy to punish success, we do it to create more success stories,” said de Blasio, as he outlined a tax hike on those earning $500,000-$1 million annually.
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Heartwarming & hopeful – let us hope that he doesn’t sell out as did Bubba & BO.