On the Scene: Island Charm

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THE last time Susan Molinari held a leadership post in the Republican Party she received a taxpayer-financed $20,000 stipend and chauffeured car for her trouble. That was when Miss Molinari was “minority leader” of the New York City Council, responsible for managing the delicate give and take within the council’s GOP ranks. Which, as it happened, consisted entirely of her, the council’s sole Republican.

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Rich Lowry

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THE last time Susan Molinari held a leadership post in the Republican Party she received a taxpayer-financed $20,000 stipend and chauffeured car for her trouble. That was when Miss Molinari was “minority leader” of the New York City Council, responsible for managing the delicate give and take within the council’s GOP ranks. Which, as it happened, consisted entirely of her, the council’s sole Republican.