Bloomberg: Bain experience doesn't mean Romney's ready to run country (Updated)

Mike Bloomberg, whose name is one of the most recognized and respected brands in the business community, took a shot at Mitt Romney's business experience as a White House credential in his interview with the Times on Friday:

“I do think that Romney’s business experience would be valuable, but I don’t know that running Bain Capital gives you the experience to run the country. The skills to manage Congress, which is your fundamental job as president, aren’t necessarily the same.” “Executives, it’s generally you have to make a decision — yes or no. We’re going to go or not. We’re going to buy it or sell it, or whatever. And it’s a different mind-set and a different set of skills.”

Running a business was the qualification Bloomberg himself used as a selling point in his first mayoral run in 2001. But the experience of the fairly timid, unicameral legislature in New York City compared to dealing with Congress is a different thing. Bloomberg also flirted with a presidential run of his own as an independent in 2008 in a serious way, and has long listed being president as on his list of jobs he'd still love to have.

Bloomberg also took shots at President Obama in other portions of the interview with Jim Rutenberg, which was a apparently an equal-opportunity dissection of the candidates.

*This post has been updated