Bloomberg: The candidates must know better, right?
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- February
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In the op-ed piece announcing — definitively this time — that he “will not be” a candidate for president in 2008, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg continues to knock the major-party candidates for a lack of political courage in dealing with voters.
“They must know we can’t fix our economy and create jobs by isolating America from global trade,” Bloomberg wrote. “They must know that we can’t fix our immigration problems with border security alone. They must know that we can’t fix our schools without holding teachers, principals and parents accountable for results. They must know that fighting global warming is not a costless challenge. And they must know that we can’t keep illegal guns out of the hands of criminals unless we crack down on the black market for them”
Bloomberg also makes it clear in the op-ed that, although he will not be running for president, he will stay active and continue to prod the candidates toward a bi-partisan approach to issues.
“More of the same won’t do, on the economy or any other issue,” Bloomberg wrote. “We need innovative ideas, bold action and courageous leadership. That’s not just empty rhetoric, and the idea that we have the ability to solve our toughest problems isn’t some pie-in-the-sky dream. ”
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