For me I ready to support Squadron, but slowly found myself seeing him as a Bloomberg Democrat. Mayoral control of schools was the final nail for me because my family has gone through that disaster and it is only thanks to my wife's monumental efforts (something no working class family could have done and which set her back in writing her dissertation) that we have so far successfully navagated Bloomberg's system. And they are threatening to do for Kindergarten what they did for Middle School, which essentially is turn it into a process not unlike applying for college. I cannot tell you how that has made me consider moving to Jersey, of all things.

All that aside, I completely agree with you regarding Gatemouth and his obsessive, repetitive hit pieces often based on outdated material and way too often benefitting only entrenched interests. Can't say I am comfortable being on his side given his irrational attack on anyone calling themselves progressive.