A Stitch in Haste

In case you've been living in a cave and somehow remained unaware that Michael Bloomberg is a life-long liberal Democrat who merely borrowed the Republican nomination long enough to run for mayor, here's the latest non-news:

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court.

Bloomberg, a former Democrat seeking re-election in a heavily Democratic city, said Roberts had failed to show a commitment to upholding the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision establishing a right to abortion.

"I am unconvinced that Judge Roberts accepts the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling as settled law," Bloomberg said.

For perspective, this puts him to the left of Chuck Schumer.

This is, as I said, non-news. Bloomberg's uninformed (he is not a lawyer) litmus test on abortion is mandatory politics-as-usual in New York City in an election year, even for this fraudulent "outsider" (for a sampling of just how good a politician this "non-politician" is, simply peruse the chain below).

As I have said repeatedly, I have no problem with ultra-liberal New York City electing an ultra-liberal mayor. I just wish Bloomberg had the intellectual honesty, and the balls, to run as an independent.