Not long ago, taking a break from my wonderful vacation, I responded to a letter going around regarding the fix being in for WFP endoring Bloomberg. You can read my diary here. Tonight I got an email from WFP endorsing Bill Thompson for mayor. Here is an excerpt from that email:

Less than an hour ago, the WFP's New York City Coordinating Council, the grassroots leadership of the party, voted to back Thompson - matching the sentiment of the overwhelming majority of WFP members and supporters who watched our Mayoral Forum and graded each candidate's performance.

Thompson has a clear message. He believes that city government must always put the middle class and working families first - above the real estate developers and corporate interests that have dominated our city for too long. In a Thompson Administration, Wall Street won't be the only street that matters anymore. Flatbush Avenue, Queens Blvd., The Grand Concourse, Victory Boulevard, and 125th St will have a real voice in City Hall.

At last Thursday's Forum, in question after question, Thompson spoke boldly about his support for our values and issues. The Mayor mostly did not. (You can watch the highlights here.)

When asked about campaign spending, Mayor Bloomberg told the hundreds of WFP supporters watching in the room and online: "rich people don't always win."

Our job now is to prove him right. From top to bottom, the Working Families Party has a ticket one can be proud of, starting with Bill Thompson.

Clearly I owe WFP an apology on this one. Unlike a certain high up in WFP who accused me of being a Vito Lopez machine hack because of my ties to IND who never apologized for her mistake, I always apologize when wrong. I am glad I was wrong on this one. And I am glad that the common ground I have with WFP includes Thompson for mayor, Liu for Comtroller and Daniel Dromm for City Council (and one or two others I think?). I still have my CONSIDERABLE disagreements with WFP, particularly regarding some very hypocrtical stands they are taking (discussed here). But if I am going to disagree with them I want to be accurate about it, and my criticism regarding supporting Bloomberg was based on false information. So an apology from me is in order.