Mike says he's not running, but look at his actions
Mayor Mike Bloomberg is again declaring he will not be a Presidential candidate, but the proof is in the pudding.
Sunday he didn't appear on a local TV show, but went national, “Meet the Press,” and that follows his speech just last week about the economy at the Brooklyn Navy Yard that sure seemed like a stump speech. On Meet the Press, Bloomberg put it this way saying that any of his advisers who may be plotting presidential moves should "cease and desist."
"I don't think most of them do create this buzz. I mean, yes, they should cease and desist, but most of this is just because the press wants to have something to write about,"
Don’t look at his mouth, look at his actions.
Bloomberg is positioning himself, and looking to run if the timing is right. If he feels he can win.
Bloomberg went on. "I've got a great job. I want to go out being, having a reputation, as a very good, maybe the greatest mayor ever."
You have to give the guy credit there. Whoever thought Bloomberg would be a three-term mayor. Could get elected to three terms?
Bloomberg is positioning himself Criticize Obama in some cases, praise him in others. Can you say "Mr. Independent."
Here is the perfect example. Former President Bill Clinton is not the only one declaring Obama did the right thing by cutting a deal with Republicans on taxes. Bloomberg said it sends a message that both parties can make a deal.
"I'm sure the President would have liked other things, but the real world of governing is to do what is possible."
"He can't just sit there and depend on ideology. His job is to lead, and leadership is about doing the possible, not sitting around and waiting for the perfect," Bloomberg said.
"Right now we should all pull together, Republicans and Democrats, both sides of the aisle, the public as well as the elected officials, and make sure that this President is successful."
Putting Bloomberg aside for a moment, the talk is not dying down of President Obama being a “one term” president and even facing a primary within his own party. The President’s team is sending a message of they are not concerned about a primary.
"Obviously, anybody can file for an office," senior adviser David Axelrod said Sunday on CNN's State of the Union. "But I see strong support among Democrats for this president. They understand that he's fighting hard, trying hard to move this country forward."
Chatter about a possible primary challenge from the left rose in light of Obama's proposal to temporarily extend the George W. Bush tax cuts, including those for the wealthiest taxpayers.
Ralph Nader, a former independent presidential candidate himself, and a man many democrats still hold responsible for Al Gore’s loss to Bush in 2000, has some strong words for Obama. Nader has called Obama "a con man" and says he's looking for a challenger.
One politician mentioned as a possible Obama opponent — former Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean — shot down the idea of a primary challenge also Sunday.
"I think that would be a bad thing for the country and I think it would be a bad thing for the Democratic party," Dean said on CBS' Face the Nation.
What Democrats and Republicans need to do is look over their shoulder, there is a guy named Mike Bloomberg creeping up behind you, watching your every move, and waiting with a huge unlimted checkbook.
Don’t look at Bloomberg’s mouth, look at his actions.