Well, then Michael Bloomberg joining the race may be a good thing.
Well, Bloomberg's like Trump, ruthless, but with a smooth exterior. After two terms of being mayor, the most allowed by law, he got the city counsel to change the law so he could run a third time - and won. He was resented a lot for that though by a lot of New Yorkers. He may be a bigger narcissist and egomaniac than Trump. But isn't a loud mouth like him. Also, his wealth makes Trump look like a pauper. When he began his mayoralty, he was only worth $5 billion. Twelve years later he was worth $45 billion. Not bad for being mayor. Like Trump, he let others handled his day-to-day business operations, claiming he never looked in. Sure. But he was kind like Trump and forfeited his mayor's salary or gave it to charity. What a guy.
I thought he was a very effective mayor. My wife hated him but then almost all NYC teachers hated him because he wouldn't raise their salaries like they wanted and wouldn't make a new teacher's contract. He also favored chartered schools which is anathema to the teachers union. Of course, the teachers got their raises eventually, backdated, from the mayor who took over from him, De Blasio, who really knows how to kiss asses to get votes. Of course, De Blasio didn;t make out too well in the Democrat presidential nomination process and recently dropped out. We'll see how Bloomberg does. Has has more class. He'll probably take more votes away from Biden. I suspect Trump will give him a neat, new nickname to introduce the world to him.
I met Bloomberg two or three times, my wife and I were invited to his second inaugural. I still don;t know why we were invited. They must have confused us with real sycophants. He also gave me some sort of an award or certificate, I forget for what. I have some pictures some where. I'll have to dig them out. He's a short guy unlike the bigger Trump. Here's a nickname Trump might pick. Three-term Bloomie. That will remind everyone of his autocratic demeanor.
