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MIchael Bloomberg (U-Ve Got To Be Kidding)
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Late word today is that the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg has changed his party affiliation to "Republican" to "unaffiliated." (Welcome to the club, bub).
Let's assume that Bloomberg is going to run for president until he says he isn't. That way, it's easier on everybody.
Will voters penalize him for being a Republican during the Iraq War and so obsequiously courting the Bush administration... and then, when it was politically advantageous, changing his party affiliation?
The press just loves the idea of The Rise Of The Independents. I endorse the concept, too, but no one -- not Bloomberg, not Arnie, not any real independent -- has actually figured out what type of policies independents would actually support, and whether they differ substantively from the bigger-government-ish-but-market-oriented programs that Democrats generally propose. For example: just what has Bloomberg said about health care that hasn't also been uttered by Barack Obama or John Edwards?
That said, the "threat" of Bloomberg running is real. The potential for Unity 08 to screw things up for both parties is real.
Let's assume that Bloomberg is going to run for president until he says he isn't. That way, it's easier on everybody.
Will voters penalize him for being a Republican during the Iraq War and so obsequiously courting the Bush administration... and then, when it was politically advantageous, changing his party affiliation?
The press just loves the idea of The Rise Of The Independents. I endorse the concept, too, but no one -- not Bloomberg, not Arnie, not any real independent -- has actually figured out what type of policies independents would actually support, and whether they differ substantively from the bigger-government-ish-but-market-oriented programs that Democrats generally propose. For example: just what has Bloomberg said about health care that hasn't also been uttered by Barack Obama or John Edwards?
That said, the "threat" of Bloomberg running is real. The potential for Unity 08 to screw things up for both parties is real.
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