Bloomberg Opposes Roberts — Who Cares?
The L.A. Times says Michael Bloomberg opposes John Roberts for Chief Justice of the United States. “He said Roberts had not shown ‘a commitment to protect a woman’s right to choose.'”
Well, I, Patterico, Los Angeles-based blogger, oppose Michael Bloomberg to be re-elected as New York City’s mayor. He hasn’t shown a commitment to, oh, I dunno, good garbage collection policies. There.
My opposition to Bloomberg is about as meaningful as Bloomberg’s opposition to Roberts. Anyone wanna write a story about it?
I think you just did 🙂
caltechgirl (d25241) — 9/18/2005 @ 9:17 amNATIONWIDE OPPOSITION TO BLOOMBUG
Today, in Los Angeles growing opposition to the reelection bid of embattled NY City Mayor Michael Bloomburg crystallized. Internet Blogger, gadfly, and critic of the Los Angels Times, Patterico, has gone public with sensational charges of incompetence leveled at NY’s Mayor for gross failure to provide the leadership essential to maintain public health standards. Specifically, Patterico charged, “He hasn’t shown a commitment to, oh, I dunno, good garbage collection policies.”
Mayor Bloomburg’s supporters were quick to point out that while Patterico’s charges might have some merit, his wishy-washy expression indicated a blatant partisan position and could not be considered relevant to the serious task of electing a leader for America’s leading city. Patterico was not contacted for a response.
Man-in-the-street interviews echo Bloomburg’s supporters. Joe, from Brooklyn said, “Who cares what those jerks in LA say? Too much sunshine turns their brains to guacamole anyway.”
No comment was available from the Mayor’s friends in Hollywood either. They were busy planning a big fund raising effort at a local Buddhist Temple. But, Babs from Santa Monica was reported to have said, “Patterico doesn’t even have a second home in New York, for him to be spouting off about Bloomburg’s garbage collection policies is out of line. These Blogheads are getting way too uppity. Let Patterico come go to NY and pick up the trash himself if he’s so concerned about it. Otherwise he should pipe down and mind his own beeswax.”
Black Jack (ee9fe2) — 9/18/2005 @ 9:42 amI like it.
Patterico (4e4b70) — 9/18/2005 @ 10:03 amI’m quite proud of myself that since July 11th, I haven’t had a single cigarette.
If given the opportunity to sit down at a restaurant dinner table with Mayor Bloomburg, however, I’d (borrow and) fire one up just so I could blow smoke in his direction.
Beldar (9a88a9) — 9/18/2005 @ 10:12 amDon’t light up, Beldar.
Learning to quit smoking is like learning to ride a bicycle. You are likely to fall off a few times before you get it down pat. And, even then you can take a tumble on occasion.
Thinking you can “have just one” or “having one to prove you quit” are two of the sinister traps you must learn to avoid. There are others, but these two are responsible for lots of falls. This is the voice of experience talking. Learn from my mistakes and free yourself from drug addiction. Best of luck.
Black Jack (ee9fe2) — 9/18/2005 @ 10:24 amBloomberg is running for re-election this year; his Democratic opponent (former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer) looks to tar Bloomberg as a Republican billionaire, and to tie him to the national (i.e., conservative) GOP. Bloomberg is a nominal Republican, even less so than Lincoln Chafee. Opposing Roberts is Bloomberg’s way of disassociating himself from the national GOP on the cheap; incidentally, it also gives both Schumer and HRC a specious reason to vote against Roberts, as if either was seriously thinking of voting to confirm (“even the Republican mayor of NYC opposes him…”). The L.A. Times must know this. On the other hand, Kinsley is already out the door, right?
Gary (64ae36) — 9/18/2005 @ 11:28 amBloomberg is no kind of Republican. He changed his registration to Republican four years ago, because the Democratic primary was crowded with candidates with long records and lots of institutional support, while the Republican primary was practically empty. He waved his billions at the GOP machine, promising to spend whatever it took to win the general election, and they took the bribe and gave him an essentially clear way to the nomination. He’s a Republican the way that I’d be a Democrat, if I registered that way in order to be able to vote in D primaries.
Milhouse (dcec4f) — 9/18/2005 @ 4:46 pm