By VictorM:

Michael Bloomberg is seriously considering a run at the White House as an independent. Of course, he would end partisanship, corruption, and the common cold. Sure. Just like the current "uniter" united us and gave us compassionate conservatism.

So what's behind Bloomberg's contemplation and groups trying to recruit him to run a "government of national unity" (boy, these guys are good with slogans)? Well, of course, ending gridlock in Washington. And what gridlock are we talking about? Open Left has a pretty good opinion about that:

This is because, over the last five years, Democrats in Congress have only blocked the following pieces of legislation:

• Three conservative judges (out of several dozen)
  
• Privatization of Social Security
  
• Retroactive immunity for telecom companies in the warrantless spying program.
  
• Legislation to deport millions of illegal aliens

Given that these are the only conservative pieces of legislation that Democrats in Congress have blocked in the past five years, one must assume that a "government of national unity" means a government that will confirmation 100% of all conservative judges, the destruction of social security, retroactive immunity of telecom companies, and the mass deportation of twelve million people. If this third-party did not favor these things, then there would be absolutely no need to form "a government of national unity." Those four things are the sum total of what Democrats in Congress have prevented Republicans from passing, and thus are the entirety of what Democrats have contributed to "gridlock in Washington." Every other reform has been blocked by Republicans.

If Open Left is right, why not just back a current Republican since each of them would support those four things? Ah yes... because they are all idiots. And why would Bloomberg run? Mel Brooks said it best: "It's good to be the king."