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Monday, December 31, 2007 12:00 AM

Michael Bloomberg: Trans-partisan savior

Who thinks a third party candidate like this is a good idea, and why?
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  • Monday, December 31, 2007 11:30 AM

    Are you offering an enlistment bonus?

    You call for a leap of faith, CMcC and eloquently, too, if you don't mind my saying so. Honestly, though, I lack that faith. What is wrong with our country is structural as much as it is personal. While applauding Obama's appeal to a bipartisanship of mutual respect, what am I to make of his policy statements, which seem largely designed to avoid upsetting any significant portion of the electorate? Why should I believe that he represents anything more than a new gimmick?

    You may find Obama charismatic; I do not. Even if I did, that would hardly be sufficient motivation for me to support him.

    —William Timberman Read William Timberman's other letters

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