Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey has come out and said that he is opposed to a third term for Michael Bloomberg as mayor of New York. Sheekey is Bloomberg's top aide and no stranger to the mayor's political ambitions--he was the force behind laying the groundwork for Bloomberg's extended flirtation with a presidential bid earlier this year. Speculation was that Sheekey was also behind the talk that Bloomberg has been considering an attempt to repeal term......

Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey, who has spent many months (if not years) hinting about his boss's presidential ambitions, is still stirring the pot of rumors. Last night on NY1's Inside City Hall, Sheekey, "promoted the idea of an Obama-Bloomberg presidential ticket." Sheekey revealed that after Bloomberg's official announcement/NY Times op-ed about not running for president, Barack Obama had a chat with the billionaire mayor:"Certainly you could joke that Obama's call was a fundraising call yesterday.......

Mayor Bloomberg's un-campaign for President is losing momentum even before it could officially get started. Bloomberg's position on a run has always been that he is not running at any particular point at that time, even as his Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey aggressively pursues advance work for the campaign that is not happening. Political consultant Doug Schoen confirmed that Sheekey has a formal plan in place already that merely needs the Mayor's go-ahead to begin.......

Mayor Bloomberg's continued insistence that he is not currently running for President is bordering on the absurd, as even attempts to ascertain where his aide Kevin Sheekey is spending his vacation time turns up blacked out in official requests. Sheekey is Bloomberg's chief political deputy, and the man most closely identified with pushing the Mayor forward in a Presidential bid. The New York Times filed a Freedom of Information request with the Mayor's office to......

Mayor Bloomberg may be finding that coy flirtation can be cute at first, but quickly becomes old and aggravating if carried on for too long. The New York Times has a story today describing a growing backlash against a Mayor who seems preoccupied with something big, but it's something big that he won't discuss, or even acknowledge. With the City on the verge of a fiscal meltdown and several controversial proposals like congestion pricing in......

Mayor Bloomberg's generosity has been noted from educational institutions (like his alma mater Johns Hopkins) and even city organizations (like the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation). He gave staffers on his re-election campaign payouts as big as $300,000-400,000. And when Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff announced he would leave City Hall to become president of the mayor's business, Bloomberg LP, it suggested that the Mayor rewarded staffers he trusts. Well, the NY Times now looks......

Even though speculation is running high/wistful on a Michael Bloomberg presidential candidacy (maybe because all the other confirmed candidates are boring - or reporters are bored of covering the other candidates), the Post resurrects a rumor from earlier this year: Bloomberg wanting to run for governor against Spitzer in 2010. Back in May, the Post claimed the Mayor had discussed running for governor on two occasions, but the Mayor said the reports were completely made......

For an avowed non-presidential candidate, Mayor Bloomberg certainly gets more attention than some of the actual candidates. Newsweek devotes its cover story to "Mike" Bloomberg, "The Billion Dollar Wild Card," a reference to the billion dollars Mayor B has at his disposal, should be decide to run for president next year. That is so much more flattering than the "Lazy Like a Fox" cover Newsweek had of Fred Thompson! Newsweek editor-in-chief Jon Meacham got to......

The New York Times looks at the man behind the Mayor's deliberate non-run for the Presidency. Kevin Sheekey is a 41-year-old political consultant, who defers to his boss, but is taking a good amount of the credit for putting the billionaire's dollars to good use in an unofficial campaign for President. As the Times describes it, Bloomberg is criss-crossing the country attempting to gain support and not campaigning in public. In private, Sheekey has been......

Mayor Bloomberg is Valentine's baby, and today is his 65th birthday. His schedule was pretty clear today, but he did release his preliminary Mayoral Management Report for the year (we think he gave himself an A!). Earlier this week, Daily News gathered birthday wishes from other New Yorkers:"Happy 65th birthday, Mike. At least now your Bermuda-short look is age appropriate." - Gov. Spitzer "Since it's on Valentine's Day, ... I would like him to......

We've heard Mayor Bloomberg speak (Mayor Monotone!), so after reading the lyrics to "Born to Run" as he and his staff performed it at the Mayor's staff holiday party, the idea of him singing was both frightening and irresistible. But now the NY Times reveals why government holiday parties really should become part of the public record:At the annual holiday party for his staff on Thursday night, Mr. Bloomberg, wearing a T-shirt, jeans, mullet wig......

Mayor Bloomberg keeps saying he isn't running for President, but his actions seems to indicate he does have the West Wing on the mind. The odd thing is that in the midst of the Mayor's denials, his deputy mayor Kevin Sheekey keeps talking about wanting the Mayor to run for President. Today, in an interview with the Daily News, Sheekey says he hopes Bloomberg "changes his mind", and says:If you have a country which continues......

- The "Trouble with Vito" series in the Daily News continues! Now it's a suspect photo of Congressman Vito Fossella with Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosito that has appeared in both re-election media and a "taxpayer-financed constituent mailing." Fossella's people say that muppet picture and other were "indvertently" used on a reelection website. Inadvertently or advertently so the Daily News could plaster it on the front page? - And Ben Smith at the Daily News......

For obvious reasons, we're always interested in who the players are in current political administrations (we mean, who isn't?). In that vein, today's Times has a good look at Bloomberg's top political strategist/deputy mayorfor intergovernmental relations Kevin Sheekey. So, let's say hello! Sheekey, a 39-year-old former Democrat was the chief of staff for Daniel Patrick Moynihan before he went to work for Bloomie. He's the father of young twins and has been called the......

11:24PM: Mayor B is done with his speech - so far, winning by 19%. 11:21PM: He says he'll go back to New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn to visit Anthony Santa Maria; he had met Santa Maria in 2001 during his campaign, and the Brooklynite said that politicians only visit when they need votes. Last year, the Mayor said the Mayor's Campaign Accountability Statement was inspired by Santa Maria. 11:18PM: Mayor Bloomberg thanks his mom, Charlotte.......

Mayor Bling, all Gothamist can say is "Damn!" The word is out that you've already spent $5 million on your reelection campaign, which happens to be the amount the your Democratic challengers can spend for the primary (due to city campaign finance laws, which the Mayor can ignore, thanks to his billion dollar fortune). The big news is that the Mayor seems to be creating the "most sophisticated database" of voters, one on par with......

The Times' story, "G.O.P. Protesters Plan to Infiltrate Convention as Volunteers," opens up with some disbelief from the GOP. And if they didn't think that some people would try this then, Gothamist has to say that the GOP is more arrogant and stupid than we thought. Or that they have worked out an incredibly thorough vetting system with the city, and given that they are looking for 8,000 volunteers, Gothamist doubts they have the manpower......