The New York Post slaps John Edwards down for his gross accusation that the GOP plans to exploit 9/11 by holding their convention there.
That's pretty low stuff, even for a trial lawyer.
And it's completely at odds with the facts - which is that Mayor Bloomberg also tried to persuade the Democrats to hold their convention here.
And they declined.
The mayor asked both parties to hold their conventions in the same city for the first time since 1972. At the time, we thought it a great idea - one that would serve as a vote of confidence in New York's future after 9/11.
Indeed, Democratic National Chairman Terry McAuliffe was approached first, with former Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo actively backing the city's efforts.
But McAuliffe wasn't interested - unless the Democrats were given an exclusive and the GOP shut out, that is.
In other words, McAuliffe wanted to make sure that only his party could reap whatever political benefits might accrue from holding a convention here.
But when Bloomberg rightly wouldn't play that game, McAuliffe made a few snide remarks about how the mayor should rejoin the Democratic Party and then shuffled off to Boston - home of the Red Sox (and Teddy Kennedy).
Meanwhile, the Republicans - to their credit - understood the symbolic importance of selecting their candidate in New York. And so Team Bush - which had wanted to hold the convention in Texas - switched gears.
The New York Post slaps John Edwards down for his gross accusation that the GOP plans to exploit 9/11 by holding their convention there.
That's pretty low stuff, even for a trial lawyer.
And it's completely at odds with the facts - which is that Mayor Bloomberg also tried to persuade the Democrats to hold their convention here.
And they declined.
The mayor asked both parties to hold their conventions in the same city for the first time since 1972. At the time, we thought it a great idea - one that would serve as a vote of confidence in New York's future after 9/11.
Indeed, Democratic National Chairman Terry McAuliffe was approached first, with former Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo actively backing the city's efforts.
But McAuliffe wasn't interested - unless the Democrats were given an exclusive and the GOP shut out, that is.
In other words, McAuliffe wanted to make sure that only his party could reap whatever political benefits might accrue from holding a convention here.
But when Bloomberg rightly wouldn't play that game, McAuliffe made a few snide remarks about how the mayor should rejoin the Democratic Party and then shuffled off to Boston - home of the Red Sox (and Teddy Kennedy).
Meanwhile, the Republicans - to their credit - understood the symbolic importance of selecting their candidate in New York. And so Team Bush - which had wanted to hold the convention in Texas - switched gears.
