A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE NOMINATION
Just as it has appeared that the Democratic problem was to make the best choice between 3 excellent candidates it appears that the party may implode. Everyone agrees that race and gender are notable factors but should not be used devisively for obvious reasons. Yet that is exactly what is transpiring as we speak.
If the sniping, innuendo and throwing political spit balls continues it runs the risk of turning off large groups of probable voters that should have been solidly united in back of the leader who demonstrates the best capacity for leadership.
America appears starving for leadership that is truly bi partisan to breakthrough the stagnant gridlock in Congress. If the democratic party can't get its act together and find a way to win this election then we can all look forward to at least four more years of the same non sense we have had to endure for the last eight years. UGH!
This is the point in a fairytale when the wish for a hero on a white or dark horse sweeps in and rescues the victims from being enslaved. Ergo Mayor Bloomberg.
The good Mayor of New York has been hinting, and teasing for months that he will not run for the presidency yet past and present facts indicate that if he and his advisors conclude the timing is right he has an organization, money, and volunteers to jump in and hit the beach running.
I would guess that Barok and Hillary have about one to two weeks to soften the rhetoric and muzzle their respective hot head advisors or Mayor Bloomberg et.al are quite likely to declare his candidacy. If this occurs, we can add one more first into the frey. Besides the first woman or the first black there might possibly be the first Jewish president. What an historical election year!
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The root of the problem is explained in my novel "Invisible Hand" (placed in a novel so it will be fun to read as well as educational). I have published it here on Gather. Try reading the first chapter and if you don't enjoy it I have failed. If you do like it read on. The ideas contained therein are unique. You won't find them elsewhere except at:
http://www.unc.edu/~mason/hand.html
where the complete novel is also available without the Gather ads (and were I will get no Gather points which I don't know what to do with anyway.) Happy reading.
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977036389&nav=Namespace
Besides, BLOOMBERG??? I think not. As a long-time upstate New York resident, I can't think of a single NYC mayor I would want as President. I also think Middle America would balk more at Bloomberg than they do Hillary (whether or not they would admit that) just because of his strong NYC ties.
This is a very interesting primary season. At this point, nobody knows who is going to win in either party. I can't remember the last time that happened.
January 14, 2008
Bloomberg Still Deciding Whether to Buy the Presidency
Price Remains Sticking Point, Aides Say
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is "still trying to decide" whether to buy the U.S. presidency, aides to Mr. Bloomberg confirmed today, with the sticking point reportedly being the steep price of such an acquisition.
In recent weeks, Mr. Bloomberg had been sending out positive signals about his interest in buying the highest office in the land, raising hopes among supporters that he might be preparing to throw his wallet in the ring.
In a speech in Oklahoma last week, for example, the mayor told an enthralled crowd, "In these divisive times, I believe that the American people are yearning for the leadership of a whiny billionaire."
Mr. Bloomberg even floated a possible campaign slogan: "Vote For Me and I'll Give you $10,000."
Aides close to the mayor indicated that there were other positive signs as well, noting that Mr. Bloomberg had recently transferred $2 billion into his day-to-day checking account.
"With that kind of money, you could either buy the White House or ten Mitt Romneys," said one aide familiar with the cash transfer.
But according to one of Mr. Bloomberg's advisers who spoke on condition of anonymity, falling real estate prices in the U.S. may have given the mayor cold feet about buying the presidency.
"At this point, buying the United States isn't looking like such a good investment," the adviser said. "At the end of the day, Mike might be better off buying Canada."
Elsewhere, in a positive development for Vice President Dick Cheney, scientists in a laboratory at the University of Minnesota created a living rat's heart.
www.borowitzreport.com