If I were a republican, I'd vote for Bloomberg for President

[clydefrand]

He's the most intelligent Republican that I've ever listened to. He should be the candidate for 2008 for the republicans, but they wouldn't dare put someone smart in office, would they?

Since I'm a Democrat, I'll vote for our candidate.

[Anarcho-Socialist]

1. To appeal to the Republicans core base you need

To:
Be 'Pro-life' (Anti-abotion but pro-death penalty)
Hate the gays
Be pro-torture
Hold a revisionist, bastardised viewpoint of history
Be an ardent pseudoscientific creationist
Hate the poor
Love the extremely wealthy and reward them accordingly
Beholden to your corporate friends and financiers
Blame Bill and Hillary (the specifics aren't important)
Call global warming a "vast left-wing conspiracy"
Make sure your wife knows her place (whilst you screw around with men, women, girls, boys or other animals that may take your fancy)
Worship the flag to near erotic proportions.

[LeftishBrit]

10. All these, and in addition to be obsessed with wars and want to start as

many as possible (so it seems at the moment, at any rate).

And to think that the 'special relationship' means having the entire British government nestling in your behind (must be rather uncomfortable!)

[BootinUp]

2. They wouldn't choose someone unless they were

loyal to the party fruitcakes above all else.

[Imagevision]

3. Bloomberg over McCain makes more sense

[NYCGirl]

4. Bloomberg was a Democrat. Switched in 2000 to avoid a crowded

Democratic field in the mayoral elections.

[The Count]

9. And how is this a good thing? "WAS" is the operative word

This is the guy who invited the GOP convention to NYC and had the protestors arrested.

[NYCGirl]

12. I didn't say it was a good thing. It is merely a fact. BTW, he invited the

Democratic convention, too (and I wish it had been here instead).

[Catchawave]

5. I saw his press conference today....

compared to Bush's gibberish earlier, I can understand this observation. Very bright guy, and can speak in coherent complete sentences :)

I heard he was thinking for running for Prez in '08, but as an Independent.

[clydefrand]

6. Sounds good to me. He might be the best choice.

But I hadn't heard before that he was a Democrat. But it "is" obvious since he can complete a sentence with phrases rather than 4-word simple sentences.

[The Count]

7. You're not from NYC. aren't you?

"make your client think he's being laid when in fact he's being fucked" - Mike's applied wisdom. he can do it too as he owns more media than BFEE - and you are the proof it works.

[UTUSN]

8. No, if you WERE a "Democrat" you would vote for BLOOMBERG

There's not a single Repuke anywhere who would vote for him.

[KharmaTrain]

11. I'm Smelling Third Party

The GOOP base was restless coming out of the 90's elections...and made it possible for Perot in '92. In restrospect, the GOOP was in far stronger shape then than it appears now...and with all the discontent brewing in that coven, I suspect we'll see either a "populist" or "liberatarian" emerge that will attept to be the "anti-booosh" to attract a base...similar to the stupid antics the Club for Growth has been doing.

You've got the fundies, the "supply siders", the anti-immigrant bunch, the neo-cons and the "traditional" Repugnicans and none are too happy with the other right now. Each thinks the other has gotten better deals over the past years and their issues ignored...and if there was anytime for an "alternative" to manifrest itself, I suspect we'll see it shortly.

McCain can't close the deal with the fundies, the neo-cons don't trust him and some think he's "too liberal"...while Guiliani is too "east coast" for the southerners along with his socially "liberal" positions. So who else is there? Macaca Allen? Cat Killer Frist? Gary Bauer?

My hopes are there's a major rift after the elections that not only makes boooosh a lame duck but creates even further divisions for 2008.

[devilgrrl]

13. Bloomberg's a jerk...

F*** him!

:puke:

[The Count]

14. Thank you!