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• Monday, December 31, 2007 09:47 AM

  You're on shaky territory

  to try to paint Bloomberg as a Neocon based on his past statements, beliefs, and associations, because some of our Democratic candidates (and many of our Congressional Dems) could be splattered with that same paint. I don't believe he's much of a Neocon, anyway. The Weekly Standard trashed him as soon as he publicly tinkered with running:

  http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/013/602vjbrc.asp

  That should be an indicator of how much he is NOT trusted by Kristol and his ilk. I also didn't see any mention of Hagel, Bloomberg's most likely running mate and biggest champion, in your article--you know, the guy who called out both Lebanon AND Israel for their back-and-forth in 2006, and declared that the "sickening slaughter on both sides must end". The guy who wants the Iraq occupation to end and took a strong stand for diplomacy with Iran. That guy. If he loved and supported Neocons, why didn't he support Rudy or his old friend McCain? In fact, why didn't he just keep his "maverick" mouth shut all this time and just let the GOP have its way in the Middle East, unopposed (at least in rhetoric) except by the most principled few Democrats? There may be plenty of good reasons to oppose Bloomberg's candidacy, but until he actually comes forward with a Neocon-tainted foreign policy vision, this isn't where I'd try to hit him. He must be a threat, though, because Digby, The Nation and the rest of the lefty blogosphere are up in arms.

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