Having recently graduated with a degree in political science, an addiction to politics, and a loving spoonful of unemployment, I've taken the advice from a recent New York Times article, which has recently posted an article about unemployed people working for campaigns.
Meet one of the new interns for the New Yorkers for Thompson Campaign.
Bill Thompson, the heavy front runner for the Democratic candidacy in the New York City Mayoral election, received a ringing endorsement from the New York Times
In his almost eight years as comptroller, Mr. Thompson has run the large, complex office with a steady and conscientious hand. His auditors have helped make the state and city agencies work better. They helped uncover hidden funds at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, for example, money that helped keep fares lower for longer. And the comptroller's office was an early critic of no-bid contracts for school spending that should be brought under control.
A decent and thoughtful man, Mr. Thompson has spoken out on issues affecting all New Yorkers - such as exorbitant car insurance rates, the cost of counterfeiting, flaws in Mayor Bloomberg's control of the public school system and discrimination in companies where city money is invested.
More recently, Mr. Thompson has been forced to deal with the fallout from a pension scandal in Albany. The use of placement agents by the administration of the former state comptroller, Alan Hevesi, led to four arrests on charges of allegedly steering lucrative state pension contracts to investment firms. Mr. Thompson has pushed for reforms in this area, including new campaign contribution rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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