Bloomberg no longer a Republican

yahoo.com ^ | Jun 19, 2007 | SARA KUGLER

[Grampa Dave]

I was referring to the non politicians, who we know, who turn liberal when they retire.

Obviously not teachers and other governement workers. We actually know two couples, who were teachers and principals and are very conservative since they retired.

[agent_delta]

Yawnn

He was never a Conservative ... only became a republican for political gain.

Good riddance.

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[Nam Vet]

How this moron was even ALLOWED to register as a R is beyond me (heh heh)......he's a damned fascist. i.e. left wing loonie who thinks he knows how to run everyone's life

Nam vet

[expatpat]

Yes, he only ran on the R ticket because he couldn’t get the D nomination.

[TommyDale]

"Hey, TD! Watch out who you be calling a wacko! :-)"

I will include myself, since I was born and raised in California!

[expatpat]

The jihadists are planning to do that for you.......

[NYC GOP Chick]

If you recall, Democrats were running Andrew Cuomo (Bill Clinton's HUD Secretary) and Carl McCall. Seeing this, Bloomberg ran as a Republican instead. When the Clinton's ultimately endorsed McCall (an African-American), Cuomo dropped out and McCall lost to Bloomberg.

Not quite. You're mixing up the 2001 NYC mayoral race and the 2002 governor's race.

Bloomberg bought the GOP nom because every Dem in the NYC area was vying for that slot -- Freddy Ferrer, Mark Green, as well as maybe half a dozen other forgettable political hacks.

[Yaelle]

Well, there are some Dems who don’t like Hillary.

I have been counting the ‘08 bumperstickers I’ve seen on L.A. roads. I’m up to 4 so far: 3 were for Obama and one for, unbelievably enough, McCain!

[expatpat]

Even if it puts H! in the White House!??!??

[agrace]

Bloomberg no longer a Republican

I almost posted, he never was, but considering the state of the Republican party these days, he's been doing fine as a Republican, and he actually never claimed to be a conservative.

[TommyDale]

True, but those “puss pockets” are where the major population resides. California is a good example of what would happen to the entire U.S. if Hillary gets her way and does away with the Electoral College system, going to a popular vote election. Your “puss pockets” equate to the blue states!

[Political Junkie Too]

Yup. I'll tell you, I'm going to know everyone who's interested in this thread. ;-)

-PJ

[EGPWS]

We actually know two couples, who were teachers and principals and are very conservative since they retired.

Before they retired, politics was their business and livelihood via the unions.

Is it any wonder that they turned conservative when going on their own via retirement?

[attiladhun2]

"Bloomberg no longer a Republican"

I never knew that he was!

[BamaDi]

did anybody ever believe this idiot was a Republican to start with?

[calcowgirl]

True, but those “puss pockets” are where the major population resides.

Yep! And those central planners keep herding more and more into the allotted space,
while designating huge land masses as off-limits to us commoners.

[EGPWS]

Well, there are some Dems who don’t like Hillary.

At least one.

Bill Clinton....

[hunter112]

I am not sure West Coast Dems know him that well.

That's his secret weapon. Outside of the Northeast, nobody knows squat about the guy. He might even be associated with 9/11 in some people's minds.

If he stuffs a billion dollars into this, he'll be able to define himself as anything he wants to. It will take a massive effort on the part of the Republican nominee to make sure that real Republicans know that he's an idiot.

I just hope somebody's got some great dirt on him for October, 2008. Maybe it'll even be Hillary who takes him down.

[calcowgirl]

I was born and raised in California!

One of your best traits! ;-)

[NYC GOP Chick]

How many corrections have you been pinged to so far? :-)