Thank You Mayor Bloomberg!

In light of recent claims that Bloomberg bought the votes of New York Senators who would support gay marriage - something I have mixed feelings about because I support marriage equality for everyone, but I don't support political kickbacks or corruption - Mayor Bloomberg has made me rather happy today by working with the NYPL system to find $83 million to keep the libraries running in New York City.

In light of the economy there are plenty of things one could spend $83 million on, but in light of a underfunded and flailing education system, unemployment, and the community I think the library is a better choice than most people realise. Thankfully Mayor Bloomberg saw the light.

So one thumb up for rescuing the NYPL and well, let's see what comes out about the other thing because perhaps sadly today is not a two thumbs up day for the Mayor, though considering the amount of money spent by other individuals and organisations (all claiming non-profit status despite making insane amounts of money off their followers) to stop marriage equality (the Church of Latter Day Saints spent apparently $40 million fighting Prop 8 in California), a couple thousand doesn't seem so bad (and that in itself should be enough to revoke their non-profit status).

The big winner today of course are the people of New York and it's not so often that the people win anything, is it?