Michael Goodwin: Gov. Hochuls cowardice is on full display as she surrenders to noisy anti-Adams, anti-Trump crowds

Gov.Hochul falls short on governing skills, but there is one area where she’s the absolute top of the heap: No politician shrinks faster in the face of big problems than she does.Exhibit A is her sudden decision to hold showy meetings Tuesday about whether to remove Mayor Adams.It was a strange move to start with, topped only by her belatedly punting the decision to another day.It ranks as one of the most bizarre political stunts New York has ever seen.She injects herself into a no-win volatile situation yet offers no solutions.

Her unsteady hand in a moment of crisis adds to the swirling doubts about the city’s immediate future.Hochul could have reasonably and fairly said that while she didn’t like the messy way President Trump’s Department of Justice was moving to drop the criminal charges against Adams, she would let the process play out before making any decisions.Instead, in an apparent surrender to the noisy anti-Adams, anti-Trump crowds in Albany and the city, she called the meetings with the clear suggestion she was ready to show Adams the door.Which is odd because she’s had the power to remove him all along, but his indictment back in September didn’t lead her to use that power.She had him shuffle the deck of some suspect aides and presto, they were good to go.That was the right decision because the charges are not nearly strong enough to justify bringing down a mayor or even tipping the balance against him in his re-election year.Yet all of Hochul’s harmony with Adams disappeared the instant the mayor pledged to work with ICE detention officials.

Four of his eight deputy mayors suddenly resigned and other lefty Dems piled on, including top legislators.It was apparently not a problem for them either when the mayor was charged with crimes.But working with Trump to make New York safer — that’s a bridge too far.Naturally, Hochul panicked and decided to feed the bonfire of the idiots with her public call for Tuesday’s meetings.She started...