New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. at the West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in Brooklyn on 4 September 2006 with (left to right) actor Keith David, U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel and U.S. Rep. Edolphus Towns. House Speaker Thomas ‘Tip’ O’Neill was fond of saying that all politics is local. U.S. Rep. Edolphus [...] ...