I thought Bloomberg jumped ship and went Independant a couple of years ago?

MarkTheGreat on November 4, 2009 at 11:46 AM

Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t there a conservative running in the initial run-up for Rudy’s seat, before getting passed over by the GOP eleites?

That happens a lot when the GOP elites anoint squishy libs for office “because it’ll draw moderates to the GOP big tent, whereas conservatives would only diminish the tent”.

Lessee. Ahnold? Check. BloomingIgit? Check. Scuzzy? Check. Spectre? Check. Crissy? Check. Grahmnasty? Check. McVain? Check.

And the list goes on. Each one, when legislatively ‘challenged’ more often than not default to way-left-of-center in order to appease the media and the DC elite and burnish their maverick creed by bucking the Conservatives.

On rare occasions, you get someone like Rudy – where his pro-America positives marginally outweighed his conservative negatives

Behind each of these, enabling them all the way, stands pusillanimous GOP ‘leaders’ such as Newtie, Gillspie & Dubya (spawn of Papa Voodoo-economics), etc.

I notice that Newtie still doesn’t get it vis a vis Hoffman & NY-23.

Good point, Balsz!
How many rounds of golf did his indifference permit?
And his apathy to NYC allowed uninterrupted dithering on AfPak.
And while you’re at it compliment him for not interrupting a ‘date night’ while in NYC to generate support for his party in the single most populated and (one might argue) influential cities in the nation.
Resume spin mode, Balsz.
Tom_OC on November 4, 2009 at 12:57 PM

Ease up on the snark!

Yes he’s got better things to do than play golf and catch Broadway shows…add pitching the Olympics and his First Day of School Address…I helped complain about that…I’d complain just as loud if he ducked the war to pitch for a freakin MAYORALTY RACE. I think you would too. This President–ANY President–has better uses for his time.

BO & his toads couldn’t run my lawn mower

Until now, we’ve given Obama and his team credit for doing elections well, even if they haven’t the first foggy clue on how to govern.

I give ACORN the credit for stealing elections well.
And remember that Obama cited his “exaperience” for being POTUS was that he could run a campaign.
BO & his toads could run my lawn mower, let alone anything close to what they’re trying to do now.
This decade will go down in history as an epic, frightening FAILURE.

Bloomberg’s such a nanny-stater, his victory is no great shakes.
Clark1 on November 4, 2009 at 11:40 AM

For years, the Republican Party leadership have follwed the Bush 1 and Bush 2 policy of concentrating on absolutely nothing but how many politicians will let you pin an “R” to their jersies – no matter what you have to offer to them or put up with from them to get that.

All that matters is how many CONSERVATIVES we get elected.

And, yeah, Bloomberg isn’t on our team.

We’ll see if the parallels between Dave and the president continue over the next three-plus years.

jon1979 on November 4, 2009 at 12:16 P

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Dinkins stood by and allowed that great humanitarian Al Sharpton to add fuel to the fire of the Crown Heights riot. If that’s a parallel to Obomber, no thanks. I was here in NYC and have seen that show before.

Kudos to Obama for decent time management.

Chris_Balsz on November 4, 2009 at 12:32 PM

Good point, Balsz!
How many rounds of golf did his indifference permit?
And his apathy to NYC allowed uninterrupted dithering on AfPak.
And while you’re at it compliment him for not interrupting a ‘date night’ while in NYC to generate support for his party in the single most populated and (one might argue) influential cities in the nation.
Resume spin mode, Balsz.

And even then, he only won because the election was in November ‘01, and Rudy – who was briefly popular again in NYC – campaigned hard for him.

YYZ on November 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Briefly? Whatever Toronto.

So how scary is it that he almost lost to a far-left challenger? God help New York City and America if the ACORN/SEIU axis gets control of City Hall. At least Bloomberg will keep those barbarians at the gate and not let them in.

rockmom on November 4, 2009 at 12:21 PM

Don’t kid yourself. They’ve been in for 100 years. They may not be called ACORN/SEIU but they are as rotten.

You know what’s kind of cute? When the White House asks someone else to “man up”.

CarolynM on November 4, 2009 at 11:43 AM

ROFL!!!

Then again, would Obama’s presence have helped Thompson all that much? The vote was close yes. Being that New York is a blue state, but perhaps the margin would have been larger, had Obama trounced himself out there. Of course ya know….it’s always ALL about Obama. So the notion that he wasn’t watching last night, and isn’t concerned now, is absurd.

How about East Saint Louis, MO and Duluth, MN, and Purgatoire, NM?

Kudos to Obama for decent time management.

Until now, we’ve given Obama and his team credit for doing elections well, even if they haven’t the first foggy clue on how to govern.

The only thing they did ‘well’ was not being Bush.