Bloomberg rejoins only party that'll have him

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. A weird one indeed.

The embattled conservative mayor is known for his combative anti-union views and his plans to ignore a voter-approved law that limited mayors to 2 terms.

Now Bloomberg confirms that he's seeking a third term, after his cronies illegally changed the term limit law without voter approval. Perhaps even more laughably, he's running as a Republican again.

Bloombug ran under the GOP banner in the last 2 elections. In 2007, however, he made a giant public spectacle of his announcement that he was an independent. But now he's returned to the disgraced Republican abyss.

This seems like the worst time for someone to switch to Republican, especially in New York City. The GOP is dwindling, and its public support is now almost limited to exurbs and the South. In some major cities, such as San Francisco, the Republicans are literally a third party now.

On the other hand, the Republicans are about the only party that really wants Michael Bloomberg. Plus, big cities like New York are ultimately little different from right-wing exurbs in that the main role of the government has become to carry out an ideological agenda to protect right-wing elites.

(Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/04/11/2009-04-11_mayor_michael_bloomberg_will_run_as_republican_in_bid_for_third_term.html)