America- Not New York City?

July 26, 2007

The handwriting is on the proverbial wall. It seems as though Mike is saying something about “America” and yet he is the mayor of New York City. Do you think I’m reading the tea leaves wrongly here? As you look back over my previous post, a main theme is that I believe Bloomberg will run for for President in 2008 on an Independent Party ticket. I wonder what that party will call itself?

In his first network interview since leaving the Republican Party in June, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg told ABC’s Robin Roberts that America is in a dire state.

“We have too much crime on the streets,” he said on “Good Morning America.” “People are getting killed throughout the country. We have an education system that’s not educating everybody. That’s detrimental to the whole country, including the people who are left behind.”

The billionaire’s profile has risen in recent months. He’s hung out with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and switched parties from Republican to independent. His staff has unveiled a new Web site, Mike2008.com. And when Roberts caught up with him, he was in the swing state of Missouri, meeting St. Louis’ mayor and addressing the National Urban League.

And true to being a politician he adds this, “I’m going to fill out my term as mayor of the city of New York, and not run for president,” he said. “But … I live in this country. I’m one of 300 million people and I think that I have an obligation to speak out.”

Sure!