my dad remembers that as rumors grew that Bloomberg wanted to run for mayor, he was astonished, and he was not the only one. "that guy, the dull, quiet one whose home looks like a museum", my dad bellowed.
he'd seen mayors come and go and Bloomberg did not fit the mold any which way. he was a slight, self-made billionaire, the opposite of the boisterous characters New Yorkers and Americans enjoy
he tried to buy City Hall like it's a cup of coffee. he spent tens of millions of his own money to lip sync the lyrics of politics. he was a rich guy on an ego trip, who should have never gotten near City Hall no matter how many millions of his own money he spends
it is the paradox of Michael Bloomberg that his great power and wealth are never matched by the power of his personality.
