Posted on 09/30/2008 12:47:44 PM PDT by GreaterSwiss
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. ight 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. In his announcement, Mr. Bloomberg, a former Wall Street trader and founder of a billion-dollar financial data firm, is expected to argue that the financial crisis unfolding in New York City demands his steady hand and proven business acumen. 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. Mr. Bloomberg’s gambit carries significant political risk. The city’s term limits law was passed twice by voters, in 1993 and 1996, and several polls show widespread popular support for keeping it in place. Under the plan Mr. Bloomberg has outlined to associates, those voters will have no say in the matter, raising the possibility of a backlash. Mr. Bloomberg, 66, who in public statements in recent weeks has become equivocal about term limits, has discussed in detail with his
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This isn’t such a terrible thing. If Bloomberg doesn’t run again, chances are very high that we could get another Dinkins.
more of “the laws are only for the little people”
janet nap is maneuvering around laws here in az, not that particular one but is using her power to avoid the legislature to promote her agenda
the arrogance of these people never ceases to amaze me.
To paraphrase Lenin: “Laws, like piecrusts, were meant to be broken.”
I’m sure that Bloomie admires Lenin.
If they pass it Rudy should mount a primary challenge. He will squash that little billionaire bug.
So with Carter/Dinkins we get Reagan/Guilini.
Bloomberg doesn’t cut spending and is an anti.
So was Frank Lautenberg taking over as candidate for a disgraced Torricelli less then 54 days from the election.
But, it's ok...they're democRATS.
ASSIMILATE OR DIE!
Bloomberg should not be allowed to hold any office ever again. Disgusting statists like him have destroyed America. I wouldn’t vote for Bloomberg even if Adolf Hitler leapt from the grave to run against him.
I've heard through the grapevine that Lautenberg likes young ladies and booze! No story there either because he's a Dem with name recognition.
Sure Bloomberg can run for a third term...that doesn’t mean he will win. There are too many pissed off people to allow that to happen.
The arrogance!
Bloomburg is just helping the next Mayor being a Democrat. Thanks a lot! We are losing Republicans to Democrats because of stupid crap like this...
I don’t even want to visit NYC because of this man.
Where’s Rudy? :-(
Hey, but he got “calorie counts” on the restaurants’ menus!
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