But calling Bloomberg a "Republican" ... even a RINO, is a cruel hoax. This SOB is Che Guevara without the charm. And along the way, he has managed to almost completely undo RINO Giuliani's good work in turning NYC into (almost) a fit place for habitation by a normal human. (Even the mad dog Lefties who turned against Giuliani will begrudgingly concede that he accomplished that!)
Under Bloomberg, NYC is once again becoming a filthy mess ...a cross between Lagos and Lima... with a delightful meringue on top of Bloomberg and his Southampton pals.
I didn't call Bloomberg a Republican. When he first ran for the mayoralty, he was a ROC (Republican of convenience), not even a RINO, but he benefited from Giuliani's support. He was fortunate in a way that the election was two months after 9/11, when Giuliani was at the peak of his popularity.
You would be hard pressed to find any major Bloomberg appointees in the city administration who are known to be Republicans of any kind. Yet the GOP party bosses let him run twice more on their ticket for re-election because they felt there was no viable alternative.