NYC Mayor Bloomberg approval falls below 50% for first time in 5 years as mosque he tearfully begged for doesn't have title to land

• 8/10, "Mayor Bloomberg gets 49% approval rating, first time in 5 years he has dipped below 50%," NY Daily News, by A. Lisberg

"Mayor Bloomberg may be wearing out his welcome.

• A new Marist Poll out Tuesday shows Hizzoner's popularity dipping below 50%
  

for the first time in five years, as New Yorkers grow worried about the economy

• and angry about the proposed
  
• mosque near Ground Zero."...

In the pesky light of day, it turns out half the property under his Ground Zero mosque is

• owned by Con Edison, not the Islamic group. Bloomberg's administration was in

such a rush that at least 2 committees approved the deal without even

• double checking ownership.

Bloomberg wants a mosque so bad he is tearful:

• 8/3/10, "Bloomberg Chokes up during Ground Zero Mosque Speech," Gothamist

Bloomberg's emotions seem to operate in reverse order. He was quick to accuse and dismiss a bomber in Times Square as someone

• "with a political agenda," nothing to cry about, probably just a loner American who didn't like the health care bill.

Reference, NY Post article, 8/10/10: "Half-baked mosque, developer only owns part of site," by Vincent and Klein

• 8/10/10, "A Muslim questions the mosque," The Daily Beast, " by A. Nomani
  

"There is only one mosque in America where women can pray in the front row. It’s in Toledo, Ohio."...