21.   The mayor would have done well, many say, to bite his tongue and let the system prove on its own that it can work.

22.   The one thing the mayor will not do to get re-elected is change his style, since he has neither the talent nor the will for political mutation.

23.   Unhappily, that is what the mayor did when he told Israelis on Sunday to be more cautious in their dealings with Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader.

24.   Whatever the mayor does, it is important for reporters and editors to remember that quality journalism does not depend on self-serving interviews from officials.

25.   Would another mayor have done the same thing?

26.   James spokeswoman Pamela E. Goldstein said Tuesday she did not know what the mayor would do.

27.   Mayor Rudolph Giuliani attended, as did former mayors Edward Koch and David Dinkins.

28.   The mayor should not do that.

29.   The mayor did his share of boasting.

30.   Two-thirds of Democrats and nearly all Republicans approved of the job the mayor is doing, according to the exit poll.