then NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg ( http://observer.com/2011/11/mayor-bloomberg-i-have-my-own-army-11-30-11/ ).

Canada.

Deep state don't care who gets elected.

deleted information. There might have been plenty of CIA political coups going on behind the scenes that we never knew about, but THAT CIA coup happened in broad daylight. And the fact that Obama won't do anything about it is the worst part of the coup. It means they can get away with this again, in future.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]Stop looking for heroes. BE one.[/center][/font][hr]

Although, it was before the Claudius thing happened. Also, it was a rug he was wearing, but still, it was a pretty juicy role for him! Especially when he got to do all those purvy scenes with Patricia Quinn (from the Rocky Horror Picture Show). Stewart also got a pretty juicy role from BBC when he played LENIN in 'Fall of Eagles.' All they had to do was stick a goatie on him, and you couldn't tell him from the real Lenin.

Anyway, in I Claudius, Stewart got some of the best lines thrown at him, WHICH ARE STILL TRUE.

These are my favorites:

Gallus: "I'm not signing any confession for you to produce after I'm dead. Either put me on trial or murder me and take the consequences."

Sejanus: "I've no need of a trial to prove your guilt."

Gallus: "A song sung by every small town corrupt policeman, which is what you are and what you should have stayed."

Gallus: "I've watched your career with fascination, Sejanus, it's been a revelation to me. I never before realized how a small mind, allied with unlimited ambition and without scruple could destroy an entire nation full of clever men."

They have gone beyond the bounds of legitimate union behavior, and instead of representing the interests of their officers, they are seeking to build the political power of their institution against democratically elected authority. Since they wield force, doing so borders on fascism. If they take this any further, crush them. Force officers to choose between doing their jobs and being part of a gang of thugs, and then throw the thugs the hell out.

with increased salaries and benefits, and increased job security, as a tradeoff for them agreeing to greater oversight. (Civilian oversight committees, with big staff etc.) That's what liberals are supposed to do. A) greater respect for workers, combined with B) greater accountability and transparency to the public.

So, if I were de Blasio, I'd make good deals like that with the FDNY and sanitation workers etc.; and then slow roll the contract negotiations with the NYPD as long as they're engaging in THIS nonsense. He can't afford to yield to this kind of blackmail, it sets a precedent that anybody who wants to be or stay Mayor of New York has to appease the NYPD. Nobody wants that except the NYPD.

One think the NYPD should be reminded of is that de Blasio, like other liberal politicians, is pro-union. And if you undermine him politically, you'll end up getting a conservative Mayor who is ANTI-union. Those anti-union conservative politicians may pay homage to the NYPD unions for the purpose of driving a wedge between them and the other public sector unions; but once all those other unions have been broken, they WILL come after the NYPD unions.

It is a violation of the RICO act, and a federal crime.

The justice department needs to step in.

union reps and GOP political operatives. They could also subpoena email accounts to see if union leaders told their members to do this. It didn't just happen spontaneously, as they're suggesting. A 5% drop in traffic tickets and minor arrests could be explained by police officers being 'cautious.' But a 60% drop in minor arrests, and a 94% drop in traffic tickets cannot be explained that way. This is being coordinated.

We would never have had the transfer of wealth from Main Street to the One Percent, with Obama/Geithner/Bernanke and Holder's full approval.

Largest ransfer of wealth in history, at least going as far back as what the nobility in France did to the average worker in late eighteenth century. (And we remember how that ended.)

Oh and that transfer of wealth is still on going.

bad behavior. That's usually enough. Think of it this way, the NYPD that responded to Occupy Wallstreet was basically the Bloomberg NYPD. 'nuff said.

Violence and how Homeland Security helped them realize that the protesters were nothing more than domestic terrorists!

OF CALLS.

On the other hand, if the officers don't want to work, new officers should be hired and eventually those who do not work will be fired for insubordination.

includes pay raises, more benefits, and (most importantly) more job security. And give them this in exchange for greater oversight. (Firefighters having to pass competency exams and fitness tests; and having more civilian oversight committees to investigate corruption and incompetence...not that there's much of that in the FDNY.) But this is what a liberal politician should do. Bring in A) Greater job security for public sector unions, in exchange for B) greater accountability and transparency. It's a fair trade off.

If de Blasio does THIS for the FDNY as a reward for remaining politically neutral; and simultaneously plays hardball with the NYPD unions, given that they're actively trying to undermine him and get rid of him, they'll eventually get the message. This can't be allowed to stand as a precedent, no matter WHO is Mayor. The idea that the NYPD will get away with taking down any Mayor they don't like. That would be a de facto police state.

And, at the same time, the NYPD unions should realize that liberal politicians are pro-union. If you undermine them you'll end up getting conservative, anti-union Mayors who only pay homage to the NYPD in order to drive a wedge between them and other public sector unions. Once they've broken the other unions, they'll come after the NYPD union, too.

K&R it. Great ideas in my opinino.