This is my mea-la-la.

This is my Mayo Cop.

Oh, baby, don't lie for me.

If I tell you my story, don't cry for me.

I did my time that's fun by me.

This is my mea-co.

This is my trail.

This is Michael Cohen, and you're listening to the Mayor Culper podcast.

One of the downsides of political idolatry is the possibility that your hero becomes a repugnant sleaze.

For the legions of Andrew Cuomo fans who lionized the New York governor for his handling of COVID-19, they must now eat the proverbial crow as their fearless hero turned out to be a peerless zero with a pension for groping and harassing his female aides.

Yesterday, he resigned from office. I think that given the circumstances,

the best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing.

And therefore, that's what I'll do. Because I work for you.

And doing the right thing is doing the right thing for you.

Because as we say, it's not about me.

It's about we.

But let's rewind for a moment to the spring of 2020 when Cuomo was riding high. While President Donald J. Trump was

downplaying the virus, New York City had become ground zero for the pandemic. Sirens blared throughout

the day and night as the city resembled a morgue. If Trump was out to lunch or simply being his

incompetent self, Cuomo was his polar opposite, prepared, empathetic, and ready for action.

With his calming demeanor, bad jokes and just the fact presentations, he became America's dad.

His daily briefings became a point in viewing for people all over the country at a time when fear, anxiety, isolation, and grief were mounting.

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