With this and The Economist's support, Obama clinches the Very Serious Person vote.
Urgh. I didn't know that The Economist endorsed Obama.
I think Bloomberg is a marvelous politician, one of our more honorable and efficient ones. The way he's been the capstone of the Koch-Giuliani-Bloomberg renewal of New York renewal, leading the city to health after 9/11, and the renewal of much of Brooklyn, really endears me to him. His health programme is nothing too bad, and the way it's been gradually implemented over the years is a testament to his acumen. No complaints there. What really scares me is a return to the stagnation of the Beame-Lindsay years, with the overtaxation, fiscal recklessness, and hyperregulation that nearly destroyed New York. Liu looks like the least worst option here.
Funnily enough, here's an Economist article on that topic.
Perfect example of the elitist who thinks he knows better than you and wants to legislate that way too.
So in other words, exactly my kind of politician.
Poll
