Take The City And Run

Candidates:
William C. Thompson Jr. [Democrat, Working Families] - INCUMBENT
Herbert F. Ryan [Conservative]
Ron Moore [Libertarian]
Daniel B. Fein [Socialist Workers]

From 2005 NYC Voter Guide:

The Comptroller is the City’s chief financial officer. The Comptroller’s responsibilities include: keeping the Mayor and the City Council informed about the City’s financial condition; making recommendations about the operations, fiscal policies, and financial transactions of the City; auditing City agencies and investigating all matters concerning the City’s finances; registering and auditing contracts; issuing and selling City bonds; managing the City-held sinking funds and other trust and pension funds; and performing analyses to eliminate waste and fraud in City operations. The Comptroller earns an annual salary of $160,000.

Look back on the last four years. The city’s financial crisis has been dramatically improved — although not entirely in ways that necessarily help in the long-term. The MTA has been called out on numerous occasions for its improprieties. If you agree with the way the city has progressed — or failed to — perhaps a vote for incumbency is best. It’s not like the alternatives are all that exciting.