But Soon This Will All Be Over, And Perhaps They’ll Even Rename The M15 Bus For Him

“‘Hanging out with a billionaire does bad things to your brain,’ a source said. ‘It makes you think you’re right.'”

Less Bus Than An Entire Fleet

I don’t know which is worse — that he threw her under the bus, or that he’ll probably get a bump for throwing her under the bus:

Cathleen P. Black, a magazine executive with no educational experience who was named New York City schools chancellor last fall, stepped down Thursday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced.

Mr. Bloomberg called Ms. Black into his office Thursday morning and urged her to resign, officials said, ending a tumultuous and brief tenure for the longtime publisher.

. . .

Ms. Black’s time as chancellor was troubled from the start. During her three months on the job, she offended parents with an offhand joke about birth control and bewildered City Hall aides when she seemed to mock a crowd of parents protesting the closing of a school. Aides complained that she required intensive tutorials on every aspect of education policy. And on Monday, a NY1-Marist poll put Ms. Black’s approval rating at 17 percent, the lowest ever for a Bloomberg administration official.

Inside City Hall, mayoral advisers said, there was a growing sense that Ms. Black could no longer do the job. Mr. Bloomberg is famously reluctant to dismiss members of his handpicked team. But even he agreed it was time for Ms. Black to go, they said.

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.

. . .

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.)

And Now Everyone Thinks You’re Racist

Supposedly tried-and-true tactics for avoiding jury duty — claiming you’re racist and that you never trust the cops, for example — can sometimes backfire, leading to even more jury duty, as well as public scorn in the Post:

An incensed federal judge sentenced a racist Brooklyn woman to indefinite jury duty on Tuesday after she trashed the NYPD and minorities.

“This is an outrage, and so are you!” Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis told the woman, holding up her bile-filled juror questionnaire.

. . .

It is not unheard of for people to try to get out of jury service by making ridiculous statements concerning their views.

It was unclear Tuesday whether that was this woman’s motive.

And if it was, it didn’t work.

Indeed, the woman was going to be seeing a lot of Brooklyn Federal Court.

“She’s coming back [today], Thursday and Friday — and until the future, when I am ready to dismiss her,” Garaufis said.

And Despite What One Might Suspect, This Apparently Is Not Some Sort Of Viral Campaign To Get People Talking About The Mets

Rather, it appears to be a rogue action, albeit a rogue action clearly indicative of the state of mind and low expectations of those following the team:

Mets broadcast officials were angrier yesterday than K-Rod at a family reunion, after a TV technician played an insulting audio clip from the show “Family Guy” over shots of the Amazin’s walking off the field after Friday’s season-opening defeat.

The brief clip interrupted the doleful voice of Mets announcer Gary Cohen, as he gave the unhappy recap of the 6-2 drubbing by the Florida Marlins.

. . .

“Family Guy” fans quickly recognized the audio as a Mets-mocking gag from the Fox show’s Nov. 7 episode.

In one of the cartoon’s riffs on pop culture, the scheming baby character, Stewie Griffin, is upset that he’s not having fun on Halloween, and says the holiday is “a bigger letdown than being a Mets fan.”

The scene then cuts to Stewie sitting at a Mets game. An announcer says, “It’s Opening Day, and here’s the first pitch . . . and the season’s over!”