12 Reasons Why I Like Mike

I'm sitting here watching Hilary and Barack on 60 Minutes.  For some reason they just don't get me excited.  I mean, I wouldn't move to Canada if one of them was elected but there's something missing from each.

Here are just a few reasons why I'd love to see Bloomberg run (and win!).

1. He's a self-made man
2. He has an MBA -- he's pro-business
3. Amazing philanthropist
4. He's from Massachusetts (so am I)
5. He's a social liberal
6. He's a fiscal conservative
7. Supports government involvement in climate change and strongly in favor free trade
8. He's short
9. He got rid of smoking in bars in New York (this eventually spread throughout the U.S. and Europe)
10. He has a 30 year plan for global warming -- what mayor has a 30 year plan for global warming?
11. He's adapted his politics to the city he governs -- New York is a luxury city so people have to pay high taxes to live here
12. He acknowledges that taxes are a necessary evil

In the end, I don't think he's going to run.  I wouldn't want him to be a spoiler and he wouldn't want be one either.  However, if there is a real opportunity -- even in 2012 -- I'd happily join his campaign.

Bloomberg

Most of my friends know that I'm holding out on choosing a candidate until I'm certain that Mike isnt running. I simply can't imagine a better candidate.

After seeing Romney drop out, though, it occurred to me that Americans always seem to talk about wanting a businessman President but they never actually elect one.

This doesn't bode well for Mike.

Straight Talk Express

The next time I hear someone refer to McCain as a straight-talker I'm going to jump off a building. No politician that ever made it past town Selectman is honest or trustworthy.  Those virtues are simply not compatible with success in politics.  He may not be worse but he's definitely not better than anybody else that's running.

Math, Science and America

My company just held an all day recruiting event for computer science majors from top colleges in the Northeast; 48 students attended. Of the 48, there was 1 that was born in the United States.

What does this say about America and -- more importantly -- does it matter?  One thought...

Given the skepticism and short attention span of many young people, it's about time teachers stopped keeping the applications of algebra, calculus and trigonometry a secret. Telling students with artificial attention deficit disorder to "trust me, you're going to need this someday" is unlikely to work.  Let's start with easy to understand and cool applications -- flying planes, walking on the moon and building skyscrapers. We can back into the boring stuff.