Bloomberg's an independent?????

[aquart]

My mom says it was just on ABC news.

[NMDemDist2]

1. is he gonna run for Prez now? n/t

[TwilightGardener]

3. Why else would he bother?

[MNDemNY]

4. If he does, fund raising will be a snap.

[madrchsod]

7. a blomberg-hagel ticket

jesus there would`t be a hell of a lot of difference between any of them...well that`s a bit of an exaggeration?

[NMDemDist2]

8. that's what my hubby just said too n/t

[madrchsod]

9. brillant minds think alike

hell even at the same time......lol

[TwilightGardener]

11. This way he can run with either Hagel (R) or a Dem for Unity '08's ticket.

Gives him a lot of leeway to pick his running mate. There is a bit of difference between him and Hagel--Bloomberg's socially liberal, Hagel's a social conservative. Otherwise, aside from that (and maybe gun control), I guess they're pretty similar.

[aquart]

15. Short, divorced, Jewish billionaire and...what is Hagel again?

Aside from a Republican?

[Renew Deal]

22. I think so.

That's got to be what he's up to.

[originalpckelly]

2. It would be cool if we could get him to run on our side.

He's got the right idea on terrorism, I tell you that speech he gave recently, the one where he talked about the statistics of dying in a terrorist attack, that's what makes me want him to be President. He's got enough money, he can run. I see him like an FDR. Rich, yes, but still understanding of the poor and willing to raise taxes on the rich.

[MNDemNY]

5. yeah, his pro-labor stance will go over really well.

[aquart]

13. No, he is NOT willing to raise taxes on the rich.

He is, however, willing to clear all commercial traffic off Manhattan streets to facilitate the limousines.

In many respects an excellent mayor, but he's been too rich too long and some things he has clean forgotten.

[madrchsod]

6. ya.. he`s had it with the neo con/bush republicans

he`s a rockefeller republican..

[More Than A Feeling]

10. An all-New York slate? It could happen.

Hillary v. Rudy v. Bloomberg? I can see a few southern states refusing to vote at all.

[TwilightGardener]

12. Good. Let the whole South stay out of this one. I'm all for that.

[More Than A Feeling]

16. The real question is would Hillary choose Elliot Spitzer or Chuck Schumer

as VP?

[TwilightGardener]

18. LOL! Well, at least Hillary's ORIGINALLY from the Midwest, so there's

SOME other region represented there!

[More Than A Feeling]

19. How many voters even know that she was born in Chicago?

Not that many, I'd bet.

[Red Knight]

14. Does he hurt the left or the right?

In the Presidential election?

Will this take votes away from the Dem nominee, or the Republican? Or is it a split?

[aquart]

17. Split. Another arrogant billionaire spoiler

who doesn't know what to do with the rest of his life except tell us how to run ours.

Think Dennis Miller will worship him?

[TahitiNut]

21. If he ran, he'd hurt Hillary and Giuliani ... bad. Mitt not as much. So, do the math.

If Hillary ran against Fred or McCain or Mitt ... she'd be hurt.
If Obama ran against Giulianai ... Obama wins with wider margin.
If Kucinich or Edwards ran against anyone ... they'd win and Bloomberg hurts the right more than the left.

[malaise]

20. Just broke on MSNBC

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