Both President Obama and Mitt Romney have been raking in the endorsements this past week with major newspapers in Florida and Ohio splitting between the two candidates. (I did enjoy the fact that Utah's Salt Lake City Tribune endorsed President Obama, saying of Mitt Romney: "...we have watched him morph into a friend of the far right, then tack toward the center with breathtaking aplomb. Through a pair of presidential debates, Romney's domestic agenda remains bereft of detail and worthy of mistrust.")
When New York City's Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was pressed to add his endorsement, he declined to support either man. His thoughts regarding both of them were quoted in yesterday's New York Times.
While I can somewhat agree with his assessment of Mitt Romney, I think Mayor Bloomberg is hiding behind his Republican blinders with his comment on President Obama. To me, a "fair share" would mean that multi-millionaires like Romney pay the same percentage of their income in taxes that I do.
He had nothing to say about Paul Ryan. His take on Joe Biden is dead-on.
Mayor Bloomberg's comments:
monday quote(s): On Romney - "I do think that Romney's business experience would be valuable, but I don't know that running Bain Capital gives you the experience to run the country."
On Obama - "This business of 'Well, they can afford it; they should pay their fair share?' Who are you to say "Somebody else's fair share?'"
On Biden - "Some people say he just goes off; I would say he’s a principled guy."
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