One of the talking-head morning shows has predicted that N.Y. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will announce his candidacy for the presidency in April. Pat Buchanan says he will only hurt Clinton/Obama and help the GOP by putting New York into play.
If Bloomberg becomes president, you will not be able to get a decent french fry anywhere from sea to shining sea, and the only new housing will come with bidets in the guest bathroom and jai lai courts in the hall closet.
And any major infrastructure projects will remain filed under “Boondoggle.” ( See subway, Second Avenue .)
But the murder rate will continue to drop. So there’s that.
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