As a jaded New Yorker who’s lived through 9/11, I feel like I’ve seen it all. There have been exuberant highs, painful lows, and absurdities galore — from Snooki ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to Jimmy McMillan running for mayor to the Naked Cowboy running for president.
But now, the people of our great city have finally managed to throw me for a loop: Anthony Weiner is ahead in a mayoral poll.
When I read the news, I rubbed my eyes and checked again — and sure enough, there he was: sitting pretty with 25 percent of registered Democrats in his corner, according to The Wall Street Journal/NBC New York/Marist poll, a full 5 points ahead of the former front-runner, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.