White House field crowded with New Yorkers

[kurth]

New Yorkers crowd White House field
By LARRY McSHANE, Associated Press Writer

New Yorkers: They're smug, egotistical, and already think they run the country (if not the world). So what's the rest of the nation to do now that three of 'em are mentioned as White House hopefuls, ready to swap Penn Station for Pennsylvania Avenue? Cringe? Clap? Or just consider somebody else?

"That's pretty sick," said Norm Whipple, 59, of Los Angeles, offering a wry grin about the presidential prospects of Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, Republican Rudy Giuliani and unaffiliated New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "Someone has to keep an eye on those New Yorkers."

The specter of an all-New York November 2008 was raised when Bloomberg, a titular Republican since his 2001 mayoral run, announced last week that he was quitting the GOP to become an independent. His predecessor, Giuliani, is running for the Republican nomination for president, while second-term New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is among the Democratic hopefuls.

While New Yorkers are all too aware of the differences between the Big Apple's big three, folks beyond the Hudson River were not as certain. "I think basically they are the same candidate," said Bob House, a Republican from Des Moines, Iowa. "We all love New York. But when our options are New York, New York, New York, I think people want to see a different life experience."...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070624/ap_on_el_pr/new_york_for_president

[soothsayer]

1. sure, cuz everyone wants to win the big apple!

[William769]

2. I'm sure Norm Whipple would like to have another Ronald Reagan.

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me.

[Benhurst]

3. Hmmm. I can think of only one circumstance in which three is generally considered a crowd. NT

[Captain Hilts]

4. White House itself has been crowded with Southernors and Sun Belters. Time for a change. nt