No. Not out gay out. Out of the running for First Lady out.
At least that's what Bloomberg is pretty much saying by refusing to get up off his cash cushion and take one for the team.
Too bad. Di ranked way up there on substance. And got plenty points for style too, as evidenced in this photo with the man who refuses to marry her and the crypt keeper.
Mayor Bloomberg Urges 2008 Hopefuls On. (Wash Post)
In the New York governor's manch, Democrats are in. Republicans are out (yes Libby OUT). And Bloomberg's First Lady-in-waiting, Diana Taylor, is submitting her resignation as the state's banking commissioner.
Excellen-tay. Now she'll have more time to focus on more pressing matters like an East Wing makeover - and getting a job in which she is constantly surrounded by adorable and endlessly photo-opable sick children.
A Spot of Breakfast and Then Some Transition Work (NYT)
O.K. Miss Libby. Time's up. Mrs. Spitzer's U-Haul is backing up in the driveway of the manch and your husband is dragging his ass when it comes to the next move. You couldn't swing a dead cat during the midterms without hitting Bloomberg, Giuliani, or Clinton - but people are smellin' Georgie-boy's ambivalence.
The New York Sun says
"Mr. Pataki is the only of the four to have opened an office in the early caucus state of Iowa. Unlike Mr. Giuliani, who has managed to stay politically relevant out of office, Mr. Pataki does not have the same impassioned following. Additionally he has many of the same socially liberal positions Mr. Giuliani has, which could be liabilities in the GOP primary."
Alright Libby - you want it? Get to work.
"The Pataki Bloodbath" (NY Post)
CNN just called Connecticut for Democrat turned Indepublican Joe Lieberman. When your party kicks you to the curb after more than decade in office - who ya gon' call? Why billionaire and new BFF - Mayor Mike Bloomberg of course. Bloomy helped orchestrate and execute Smokin' Joe's return to the ring. It's a success that'll have the king-maker thinking about crowning hisOWNself, and making a run for 1600. Can't win without a wifey though. Diana, time to start practicing getting your Nancy on.
