Bloomberg Called Ready to Announce Third-Term Bid

[Fuzz]

After months of speculation about his political future, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg plans to announce on Thursday morning that he will seek a third term as mayor, according to three people who have been told of his plans.

The extraordinary move promises to upend New York City’s political world.

Right now, Mr. Bloomberg is barred by law from seeking re-election. But he will propose trying to revise the city’s 15-year-old term limits law, which would otherwise force him and dozens of other elected leaders out of office in 2009, the three people said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/nyregion/01bloomberg.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[GodlessBiker]

1. Not good. He sucks.

[CPschem]

2. I like Bloomberg a lot

don't know how i feel about this maneuver though.

[Smarmie Doofus]

3. By his own account, Bloomberg is "disgusting."

>>>>The move represents an about-face for Mr. Bloomberg, who has repeatedly said he supports term limits and once called an effort to revise the law “disgusting.” He will apparently try to do so through legislation in the City Council, rather than the ballot box.>>>>

However... he's in a panic. This perrenial candidate for *anything* has run out of offices to run for. He's one of the wealthiest people in the United States and THE wealthiest resident of NYC but all the money in the world doesn't make it if no one's watching.

Attention must be paid.

[malaise]

4. Rudy tried

Won't work.

[Stinky The Clown]

5. It wasn't a good idea when R9u1d1y tried it ... and it is not a good idea now.