Third Term Malaise: People In Positions Of Power No Longer Give A Shit, Resign, And Move Away

Because third terms are all about appointing seasoned CEOs who make sure all the super-whipsmart people are in charge:

Schools chancellor Cathie Black’s lousy week is continuing — another high-ranking city Education Department official resigned on Wednesday.

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The departure will be a blow to the Bloomberg administration, which argued in November that the former magazine exec, whose job approval rating hit a shockingly low 17% in a Monday poll, would have the benefit of help from experienced deputies.

White’s departure means half of former Chancellor Joel Klein’s eight deputies will be gone — including Deputy Chancellor Santiago Taveras, whose resignation was announced Monday.

(Oh yeah, which reminds me: Fuck you, Observer.)