term limits

What do a a progressive third party, a group of satiric political-theater agitators, an increasing number of New York City Council Members and I have in common? We're all a little skeptical of Mayor Michael Bloomberg right about now.

Back in 2004, I wasn't a fan of Mayor Bloomberg. He had invited the GOP to our city for their convention, then handed them ownership over our symbols and tragedy while letting his police department infiltrate peace groups, deny protest permits, and round up and lock up non-violent demonstrators.

Then, over the years, he renounced his Republican partisanship, he announced a forward-thinking vision about urban sustainability and he kept up the fight against illegal guns, the tobacco industry and fast food. And many of my friends came to like him.

I moved from dislike to neutral, but was never really convinced. So I guess what I'm saying is that I'm not a fair-weather enemy...I've opposed him in good times and bad.