Are we witnessing the beginning of a Vice-Presidential dance ?
Consider the New York Mayor’s statement today:
This is a city of big and small businesses, of entrepreneur and of dreams, of immigrants who come with nothing and give us everything they’ve got. And of families who are struggling to make ends meet. Our challenge is to build an economy that rewards their hard work and innovation. And I’m glad that senator Obama has chosen to come to our city to speak out on the economy.
There will be plenty of opinions on what he has to say, this is New York after all. And I’m not sure that all of us will agree with every idea, myself included. But it is critical that we know exactly where each candidate stands as we make perhaps the most important decision in our lives next November. It is now my pleasure to introduce, and not just because he picked up the check when we had breakfast together last month … ladies and gentleman from the land of Lincoln, a candidate for president of the United States, Senator Barack Obama
I want to thank Mayor Bloomberg for his extraordinary leadership. At a time when Washington is divided in old ideological battles, he shows us what can be achieved when we bring people together to seek pragmatic solutions. Not only has he been a remarkable leader for New York –he has established himself as a major voice in our national debate on issues like renewing our economy, educating our children, and seeking energy independence. Mr. Mayor, I share your determination to bring this country together to finally make progress for the American people.
Marc Ambinder makes this observation:
I think the best way to look at an Obama-Bloomberg ticket is by noticing their complimentary traits. Obama isn’t much of an administrator or a details guy by his own admission, while Bloomberg is so concerned about Your Health and Welfare that he studies intently the ins and outs of congestion pricing and trans-fats. He’s a prime minister-type — although he brings an outsider’s sense of efficiency to the bureaucracy. Let Obama be the vision guy; Bloomberg could be the brass-tacts administrator.
Yea, but isn’t the President usually the administrator ?
March 27th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
I think Bloomberg would make a great addition to Obama’s cabinet, but I don’t think he would help enough to get votes in Nov to be a VP. Still I very much like Bloomberg and hope he will find a position in the Obama administration somewhere.