Did you read John Catsimatidis’ wild interview with the New York Editorial Board? Before I get to that, some history: Catsimatidis has clashed with me a couple of times — once because I supported a bill to ban supermarkets from giving away plastic bags (which passed and has worked well), and later because I doubted he would follow through on an idea to run for mayor again (he didn’t). Cats is a self-made billionaire. That doesn’t happen by accident. It’s fair to say he’s a business savant, especially at buying companies dirt-cheap out of bankruptcy (oil refineries, gas stations/convenience stores) […]

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