Bloomberg has a habit of reinventing himself, from "lifelong Democrat" to "Giuliani II" to Bush's biggest financial backer in 2004 to his support of LIEberman in 2006 and now this.

And I have this to say to anyone who thinks Bloomberg is moderate. You're not paying attention.

If Bloomberg was moderate, he should have stood up to George W Bush's extremism in 2004. Instead, Bloomberg was Bush's number one financier. Had Bloomberg spoken out then, he'd have credibility.

If Bloomberg was really willing to help Democrats, he wouldn't have lent his entire political team to Joe LIEberman, the most self serving and dishonest man in the Senate.

Looking at Bloomberg's record as mayor, it is nothing to be proud of. He has presided over the worst school system in America which has taken the follies of No Child Left Behind to extremes, so much so that teachers in poorer communities can get written up for using two staples instead of three on a bulletin board. It is so ridiculous that lessons are often scripted months in advance and the teacher must be doing what the bureaucrats have written down in the script on the exact day or they get in trouble (unless they're sucking up.) Is that moderate?

During the Republican convention, Bloomberg helped jail several hundred people for no lawful reason because Bush did not want bad publicity. Is that moderate?

As mayor train, subway, bus and road services have deteriorated for the outer boroughs. If you live between 14th and 96th Street in Manhattan, your parks, schools, sidewalks, etc... are well taken care of but most of the rest of city residents are treated like peasants or afterthoughts. Is that a moderate?

Bloomberg's tax policies have shifted wealth upward, making NYC less affordable to the middle class, increased fees for middle class residents, and brought Reagan style supply side economics to NY. Is that moderate?

Do I think Bloomberg is a fascist, James Dobson, or Pat Robertson? No I do not. Does Bloomberg have a few actual middle of the road positions on issues like guns, the environment, gay rights, etc... Yes he does. But just because a man agrees with you 20% of the time (and he does with me which is double what most Republicans garner with me) does not mean that I should somehow vote for him, instead of the Democrat who agrees with me 85-90% of the time.

Were I to do such a thing, I'd be an idiot.

You can expect the corporate media to label Bloomberg as someone who is a "moderate Democrat" to try + steal votes from us. You'll hear constant criticisms from the Right that Bloomberg was a "Republican In Name Only." And it's all bullshit.

Republicans have seen the polls and trends and know that in a heads up race, they're going to take a beating in 2008 the likes of which they've never seen. Their ONLY CHANCE is to have a seemingly credible 3rd party candidate in the race to take away votes from Democrats and shift the actual center way rightward. The ONLY person in America who can pull off this feat is Michael Bloomberg.

Bloomberg is further to the Right than most Americans. Yes he is not as far to the Right as any of the major Republican candidates for President but Bloomberg is still further to the right than most Americans. Any progressive, liberal, or moderate that would vote for this man for President instead of the Democrat is a fool.