Maybe Someone Can Help Us Understand . . .

As the Governor announces that a $700 million deficit is now $8.2 billion (how exactly did that just sneak up on everyone?) and the MTA announces that they’re actually $400 million short of what they need for this year, the mayor is donning a hardhat to build his big one stop on the 7 train. Totally fucking unbelievable:

Mayor Bloomberg said he hopes the $2.1 billion subway extension — funded by city taxpayer money — will lead to a spate of economic development on Manhattan’s West Side.

If the mayor cared a little less about shit he can put his name on and more about fixing potholes or, god forbid, keeping the city’s budget balanced (or doing his part to ensure the financial well being of the state) maybe he’d really be a leader. But until then he’s just like the rest of the glory-hogging politicians that have come and gone and done their part to make living in New York really fucking onerous.