The New York Times called Joe Lhota "a calm voice for a combative Mayor." From 1998 until December 31, 2001, Lohta served as the chief operating officer of New York City and played a crucial role in the City's impressive and steadfast response to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. At his desk in City Hall on the morning of the attacks, Lhota heard the explosions and immediately rushed to the World Trade Center to meet Mayor Rudolph Guliani, to assess the damage, and to help direct emergency efforts. As the Mayoral team arrived, a second plane was approaching the south tower. Taking refuge at 75 Barclay Street, an office building just north of the twin towers, they made their way below ground to safety and eventually to a command post to help speed assistance to the victims. As the man responsible for overseeing all of the operating agencies of New York City, Joe Lhota was an indispensable member of the team that made New York a symbol of hope and American fortitude in the face of the first attack on the United States since Pearl Harbor. Working with the police and fire departments, the business community, medical professionals, federal officials, and ordinary citizens, Lhota and members of the Mayor's team established a model of emergency response. Lhota also played a key role in responding to the real human needs of the New York tragedy. He provided comfort to the families of the victims and directed efforts to help them. Prior to his appointment as Deputy Mayor by Mayor Giuliani, Lhota served as the City's Budget Director and, before that, Finance Commissioner. He was responsible for the successful development of the City's successive years of record-setting surpluses. Lhota is a trustee of The City University of New York, received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, and his MBA from the Harvard Business School. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JoeLhota http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JoeLhota TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:17:13 GMT Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:17:13 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ In the words of Ronald Reagan: "There you go again." It was just a month ago that Romney Campaign Advisor Cesar Conda provided a smoke-screen to cover-up the ineffective economic policies of former Governor Mitt Romney... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JoeLhota/2007/10/05/giuliani_is_the_proven_fiscal_conservative_in_the_race fc04b9c5-db47-43c0-800c-a4f9fc34a7c7 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:17:13 GMT In a move better suited to a liberal rag than a legitimate conservative journal, Romney Advisor Cesar Conda recently undertook the strange tact of criticizing Rudy Giuliani for cutting taxes by $9 billion, while... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JoeLhota/2007/09/07/on_rudys_pro-growth_record 77804d59-9d2d-4f7e-9b6e-0d4e239c2825 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:50:45 GMT In the early nineties, New York City was said to be ungovernable, out of control, and crime ridden beyond reversal. Tourists no longer felt safe visiting the Big Apple, city residents were constantly looking over their... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JoeLhota/2007/06/08/rudy_giuliani_leadership_through_results-driven_government 4e6ba642-9eea-4ff3-8ccd-e6f9d786c761 Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:01:24 GMT