Why don ya steamroll MTA, Gov. Tough Guy?
Come on, Eliot, show us what a tough guy you really are. Prove wrong those who say you’re just a cheap bully. Be that big, powerful streamroller you see in the mirror. Stop the subway fare hike and let every straphanger be a little bit better off every workday because Eliot Spitzer is governor. After all, you’re the guy who said a fare hike should only be a “last resort.” You’re the guy who promised to do “everything I can” to stop it. Everything hasn’t amounted to anything. Maybe you think we forgot the MTA’s executive director owes his job to you and the board is ultimately under your sway. Maybe you think we won’t know that a fare hike can only go ahead with your silent approval. Do something, Big Guy. Do it now. Be as steadfast and determined as you are at campaigning to get driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants, the majority of whom ride the subway anyway. You can start by ending a hustle that’s like the schemes you busted up as the Sheriff of Wall Street. This hustle involves
