The only question left in the New York mayoral race is whether incumbent Mike Bloomberg will prevail by more than 20 points. Just up on the web is an endorsement from the Times, which criticizes the mayor's refusal to submit to the city's campaign finance system but otherwise offers surprisingly strong praise.

As for challenger Fernando Ferrer:"New York may be governable, but getting things done in a place this complicated still requires an intense, and perhaps even irritating, self-assertiveness - something Mr. Ferrer seems to lack."