June 4, 2008
More Third Term Rumors for Bloomberg
Since it's been about two months since Mayor Bloomberg said, "I’m not seeking a third term," it's time for third term rumors to pop up again. Today, the NY Times reports the billionaire mayor is considering another run as Mayor or maybe doing something in Albany.
A Bloomberg-commissioned poll found respondents do like Bloomberg BUT they don't want term limits lifted - what a conundrum! But they "were receptive to the idea of a Bloomberg candidacy for governor." Hmm - he'll get to battle it out with Sheldon Silver on a regular basis then!
While the Bloomberg-in-Albany concept was revived when the governor was Eliot Spitzer, things are a little sticky given that, per a former Bloomberg political adviser, "the mayor likes David Paterson." The adviser explained the poll is a tool Bloomberg uses to gauge public opinion and he "had his advisers throw in the question about term limits and a run for governor."
Where does this leave our grumpy and touchy lame duck mayor? Well, since he ruled out running for president, apparently he's said to be interested in being Treasury Secretary or president of the World Bank.
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given the list of likely candidates at this point, we could do a lot worse than bloomberg. but i'm in favor of term limits. Surely our billionaire mayor can find another way to spend time/build a legacy. Maybe a senate run -- Hillary might be vulnerable, or could vacate the seat if Obama is fool enough to make her his VP.
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we've had enough, time for him to move on.
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go away bloomberg
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What does this guy know about money? Does he balance his own checkbook and right out checks to pay his real estate taxes? I bet he uses an outside firm. Who pays his ConEd and Time Warner Cable bills?
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"Write out checks," sorry I was using the Gothamist spell and grammar checker when I rote it.
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Snoopy: No, he spends his time balancing a 60 billion dollar budget.
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Albany is such a train wreck -- I think Bloomie could straighten out a lot of the disfunction up there.
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What does this guy know about money? Are you kidding me?
Even so, typical dirtbag politician to even think about reversing term limits for his own personal benefit. Giuliani wanted to do it, the City Council has talked about it a bunch of times -- FORGET IT!
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Isn't his annual salary a dollar for being a mayor? =)
I don't think there is any personal benefit out of it!
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I don't think the office of mayor needs term limits.