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| Bloomberg leaves Republican Party; campaign peaks |
| 2007-06-21 |
| (Xinhua) -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday he has left the Republican Party to become an independent, a move that could clear the way for his possible bid for the White House. The Board of Elections said the change in voter registration is being processed now and will take effect after the November election. A spokesperson says the board received the request on Friday, days before the mayor's two-day trip to California, where he continuously attacked Washington and blamed partisan politics for much of the country's problems. "Any successful elected executive knows that real results are more important than partisan battles and that good ideas should take precedence over rigid adherence to any particular political ideology," Bloomberg said in a statement on his change in party affiliation. Bloomberg has been sending mixed signals about his plans for months, saying he intends to return to the private sector after his mayoral term. But at the same time, he has relaunched his campaign website and toured some 20 U.S. cities in the past 18 months. But the 65-year-old mayor has been dodging questions about his intentions and insisted that the change in his voter registration does not mean he would run in the 2008 election. The businessman-turned politician was a life-long Democrat before he switched to the Republican Party in 2001 for the mayoral race. If he decides to run, he could tap into his own fortune to fund a third party campaign without making fund-raising efforts. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 BLOOMBERG/NADER 2008 |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-06-21 12:34 |
| #3 "Notice me! Notice me!" little Mikey screamed, stamping his tiny toddler feet in impotent rage. "I want attention, and I want it right now!" |
| Posted by: Mike 2007-06-21 12:33 |
| #2 I think Bloomy detected an empty Donk field, so he quickly shed his Trunk skin and will now slither into a Donk skin, or perhaps grow one. He is of the party of the snake, whose motto seems to be 'Eat this apple, and throw away that ciggy before you leave New Jersey.' |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-06-21 10:49 |
| #1 Any successful elected executive knows that real results are more important than partisan battles and that good ideas should take precedence over rigid adherence to any particular political ideology. So you don't have any firmly held beliefs, eh Mike? Does that mean you no longer believe that all evil springs from the NRA? Are you suddenly "unopinionated" about the Second Amendment? I didn't think so. Let me translate this doublespeak for all of you: "Think what I tell you to think. If you don't, you're rigidly adhering to an ideology. Do what I tell you to do. If you don't, you're being partisan." I've always hated Bloomberg. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2007-06-21 00:52 |