So?

People only willing to lose power by having it pried out of their cold dead hands deserve to have it happen in a hurry.

If they wouldn't do it for Rudy, they won't do it for you, Mike. Better just give up now.

For whatever it's worth, he is a good mayor, and unlike a presidential position mayorship is far less subject to abuse (far less than senatorship anyway). Perhaps term limits should be ended for mayors.

New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is accepting the law and moving on. Just kidding, he's going to local newspapers to see if they'll support ending term limits

Is he trying to circumvent the law? Is he looking for some loophole?

Term limits are stupid, anyway. Incumbency is too powerful in this country, but term limits kick out the guys who are good as well as the guys who are mediocre or bad.

The "just kidding" cliche is still funny. Just kidding, stop using it please.

Is there some new rule that putting 'just kidding' in a headline makes it an insta-green?

Mayor Mike is OK in my book and I can handle another four years of him.

SaladMonkey: For whatever it's worth, he is a good mayor, and unlike a presidential position mayorship is far less subject to abuse (far less than senatorship anyway). Perhaps term limits should be ended for mayors.

Orly?

Mike, please focus on your 2012 New York Senate campaign. Thanks.

Bloomberg aspires to be dictator. He is pure evil.

How do we explain to these guys that incumbency is a bad thing? Democracy is about interfacing with the people, not about sucking up to them and then trying your best to fix what you can. If he doesn't want term limits he can go join the damned Congress, where failure is no excuse for losing your seat.

Bloomberg was a good mayor. Sadly he's obviously become addicted to the power. Someone tell him he can run for Governor or Senator. Hell, governor would be a good stepping stone to the presidency.

moothemagiccow: Democracy is about interfacing with the people

More to the point: Democracy is about making sure that neither the presence nor absence of a single man ever becomes absolutely necessary.

To be fair, one could make a strong case on George Washington being an exception to that... where both his presence and absence were necessary at different times.

Philip J. Fry: Bloomberg was a good mayor is a piece of evil crap. Sadly he's obviously become addicted to the power. Someone tell him he can run for Governor or Senator. Hell, governor would be a good stepping stone to the presidency really nothing more than an evil piece of crap.

FTFY

You know who else is in favor of abolishing term limits...



"I am the Senate."

The Thnikkaman: You know who else is in favor of abolishing term limits...



"I am the Senate."

Dick Cheney? Man, he really looks young in that picture.

I hope he'll go for NY State Governor next.

I like the guy. Get crackin' on those wind turbines.