At Thursday’s City Council hearing on extending term limits, former Mayor Ed Koch supported Bloomberg’s scheme.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/16/live-blogging-the-term-limits-hearings/#koch
Koch said:
“The change I support would allow those who are term limited to serve three terms rather than two. I have always supported 12 years as opposed to eight years. My belief in the need for three terms was predicated on my experience of mayor of the city of any.”
Of course that’s what Koch says now. But in 1989 when he was finishing up his third term as Mayor, he thought 4 terms were required.
Would anyone be surprised to hear Koch support a 4th term for Mayor Mike 4 years from now?