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The Daily News reveals that more New Yorkers wants Michael Bloomberg as President than they do Rudy Giuliani, 46% to 29%. And when asked "Who do you think was the better mayor?," 56% say Bloomberg over Rudy's 29%. And there are quotes from two parts of the city:
"I like that everything Bloomberg said he is going to do for the city, he did. There are more charter schools and I like that," said Sharran Roberts, a 30-year-old mother from Bushwick, Brooklyn. "[Giuliani] did over his wife, he did over [New Yorkers] and he is not going to do it with the country."Is this Daily News publisher Mort Zuckerman's secret way of getting Bloomberg to run? There have probably been an equal number of articles about Bloomberg not running as there are speculating that he will run and how may people want him to. It's at the point where the Mayor enjoys suggesting he might be considering a 2008 run, especially when it makes him less lame duck mayor than a potential presidential powerhouse, as today's NY Times' article explains: "Mr. Bloomberg has said privately that he is not interested in a campaign simply to make a point or to be a Ross Perot-like spoiler. Like Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, he would be in only to win." We just wonder what combination of Republican and Democratic candidates would be polarizing enough for Bloomberg to run. Clinton and Romney? Obama and Giuliani? Obama Romney?"I'd vote for them as a presidential team, but egos get in the way," said Dan Ricciardi, a 54-year-old doctor from Brooklyn Heights. "[Bloomberg] is more of an elitist, but he is an excellent mayor."
"Giuliani was a very hostile person to the African-American community," said Michael Lewis, a 58-year-old African-American from the upper West Side. "I don't particularly like Bloomberg, either, but he is less rigid."
"I just see [Bloomberg] as a better person," said Susan Gershen, a 63-year-old upper West Sider. "And I'd be interested in what he has to say if he runs for President.
And all this love for the mayor has us recalling when the city isn't so thrilled with the Mayor - most recently after the Bronx fire.
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yeah, yuppy-mayor edges out dictator-mayor. funny how both campaigned for bush/cheney 04, and sold out the soul of NYC. Vancouver here I come!
dont let the door hit you on the way out.
Where's "Where's Blike"?
I bet Canada will be thrilled to have an influx of whiny Americans that will wait approximately 5 minutes before telling them everything they are doing wrong. The irony of course is that most of the good things in Canada are only possible because they sit due north of a country 10 times their size in population that buys their natural resources. Drug companies will concede to the price caps in Canada because they know they can make a profit in the US and the extra sales to Canada reduces their costs of production. We are in effect subsidizing their medical system. And the more conservative western provinces of Canada pay more in taxes to Ottawa than they get back, a direct opposite to the US. This happens because the Canadians are willing to mine their ore and drill for oil and harvest their lumber. Are you going to move to Canada and whine about how they are "raping the environment"?
Drug companies will concede to the price caps in Canada
My impression is that many of the new drugs being pushed on TV ads are probably marginally effective, marginally necessary, and have a long list of unpleasant side effects. Drug companies know this and it would be better to accept caps and make some sales rather than make none.
This happens because the Canadians are willing to mine their ore and drill for oil and harvest their lumber.
Are you sure about this? My impression is that they are more protective of their resources than United States. For example, their equivalent of the National Park Services are mandated to protect and preserve their parks while in the US, they are also mandated to attract tourists to the sites.