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This may have the effect of unintended consequences.
Methinks that the populace, taken for granted by Bloomberg and most of the corporatist authoritarians, don't realize how oppressed, increasingly suffering and angry the common folk are.
Bloomberg and the notion of a bipartisan ticket will just as likely be seen as just another Republican offering, which in fact, it is. It surely will not attract progressives, liberals and most independents who overtly affiliate "Republican" but who in actuality are much more liberal in their views and votes.
Let Bloomberg spend his bucks - the trickle down effect is sure to loosen a dollar here and there which actually goes into the "surplus population" and may stave off a bill collector or allow a few gas tanks to be filled. If it helps to deplete his war-against-the-people chest, then all the better.
The people are awakening, blinking the sleep from their eyes and are discovering that they are hungry, threadbare and cold.
That leads to a collective irritability and action against those who would stand between them and essential comfort.
All the best to you, Glenn and to everyone for a progressive 2008!
