Great, it looks like another plutocratic, pro-corporate authoritarian wants to rule us and he has the support of the Very Serious People in Unity '08. At this moment, I could become cynical and partisan and reject Michael Bloomberg out of hand. However, while I've always been very cynical, I've never been strongly partisan. Therefore, I will have to remain honest and consistent in my principles and pick who I think is the best candidate for the job. So, until Mr. Bloombergs answers some questions, the yard sign stays in the garage.
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Great, it looks like another plutocratic, pro-corporate authoritarian wants to rule us and he has the support of the Very Serious People in Unity '08. At this moment, I could become cynical and partisan and reject Michael Bloomberg out of hand. However, while I've always been very cynical, I've never been strongly partisan. Therefore, I will have to remain honest and consistent in my principles and pick who I think is the best candidate for the job. So, until Mr. Bloombergs answers some questions, the yard sign stays in the garage.
-Mr. Bloomberg. What are your positions on 'free' trade versus fair trade?
-How do you feel feel about gun control legislation?
-How would you address media consolidation and ownership diversity? Bonus points if you can present a real policy instead of platitudes.
-What is your plan for restoring the rule of law to the executive?
-Will you use signing statements and will you reduce the use of legislation by fiat?
-How do you feel about elective wars or interventionist foreign policy? I would guess that from his Bush support, you're all for it.
-How do you reconcile you support for the Bush Gang's Global War on Poor Brown People Terror with anything approaching an effective foreign agenda?
-How will you deal with the emerging credit crisis? Is your policy to prop up Main Street over Wall Street or vice versa?
-Will you continue to support the Failed War on Some Drugs and Brown Men?
-What is your plan for national infrastructure improvement?
-Do you support the full and complete recension of the Military commissions Act and the PATRIOT Act?
-Will you investigate prosecute domestic terrorism cases. Will he focus on all causes of domestic terrorism, including right wing sources?
-Will you give The Cheney and Bush Gang a free ride or do you believe they be even held remotely accountable for their actions? Bonus points for articulating why you shouldn't let war criminals and treasury looters return unmolested to private life.
-If the domestic economy implodes next year how will you deal with cleaning it up?
-Also, will you ask your wealthy friends to clean up their own mess for once and raise income taxes on the top five percent?
Finally, will you, for once, refrain from intervening in people's self-affecting lifestyle choices, or will you start the new Global War on Trans-Fats?
Depending on the answers to these questions, this left-libertarian may or may not take him seriously. But I fear I will be quite disappointed with the answers.