In all fairness to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, he was in a lose-lose situation. He would have been blasted for not attending the funeral of executed NYPD officer Rafael Ramos (though, I think police would have been fine if he had not attended), and blasted for attending
(NYPD) Â Mayor de Blasio tried to make peace with the NYPD Saturday, but again was met by a Blue Wall of Resentment.
As he took the podium Saturday at the funeral of P.O. Rafael Ramos, thousands of police officers outside the church turned their backs to the video monitors showing the mayor giving his eulogy inside.
In a gradual wave, the assembled cops nearest the screens and speakers on Myrtle Avenue began to about-face, until the entire sea of blue stretching two blocks had their backs to the image of the city’s leader.
Obviously, this has driven some liberals nuts, none more than Karoli at Crooks and Liars.
