It is disturbing enough that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is able to buy loyalty - and thereby secure her reelection as Speaker - by awarding substantial
lulus (stipends) to Council members who hold committee chairs and leadership positions.
But the hypocritical decision of some Council members to
accept lulus after pledging not to do so in Citizens Union candidate questionnaires reflects an attitude best epitomized by golfer Tiger Woods:
entitlement.
When career politicians shed their campaign promises once they are elected, and place
self-interest above the public interest, they breed public cynicism and help to create an anti-incumbent climate in which voters turn against
them.
Click the following link to read the Citizens Union report on City Council lulus, including a table which lists the positions of all City Council members on eliminating lulus, their actions in accepting/rejecting/donating lulus and the dollar amount of lulus that were awarded.
http://www.citizensunion.org/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=769c6383-59ce-4320-9f93-a0823f0d9891Scott
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