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The Peacock of Nassau and Other American Grotesqueries

In the grand tradition of small-time autocrats everywhere, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who wants to govern New York, has taken the noble art of self-promotion to dizzying new heights. His name, emblazoned across every county sign from Eisenhower Park to the Museum of Art, greets residents like a persistent relative who won’t leave the family reunion. Christopher Morley Park? More like Blakeman’s billboard. The jail? Branded. Old Bethpage Village? You guessed it.