NYPD ARMY OF ONE

We now assume that Mayor Bloomberg won't be running for a fourth term beyond his current quasi-legal third term, because it looks as if the quaint concept of democracy is dead in New York: There probably won't be any more elections.

Last night, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg spoke at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). During the MIT speech, he explained why he didn’t want to run for president, which included boasting of having his own army in the NYPD. “I have my own army in the NYPD, which is the seventh biggest army in the world. I have my own State Department, much to Foggy Bottom’s annoyance. We have the United Nations in New York, and so we have an entree into the diplomatic world that Washington does not have,” said Bloomberg. (HT: @resnikoff)

We'd type that it takes some measure of intestinal fortitude for the sawed-off little prick to make such a bold declaration of his fascism, but if you have "the seventh-biggest army in the world" backing you, we suppose you can get away w/ just about anything.

AND MORE:

At first, Mayor Bloomberg sounded he was outlining why three terms as mayor was enough experience in public office for him, but he quickly switched gears and began characterizing City Hall as the perfect preparation for the White House because it allowed him to buck the Beltway establishment get real on-the-ground knowledge.

“I don’t listen to Washington very much, which is something they’re not thrillled about,” Mayor Bloomberg said. “We have every kind of people from every part of the world and every kind of problem.”

Mayor Bloomberg explained that, unlike Washington politicians, mayors are people of action.

“The difference between my level of government and other levels of government is that action takes place at the city level,” Mayor Bloomberg said. “The cities and mayors are where you deal with crime, you deal with real immigration problems, you deal with health problems, you deal with picking up the garbage.”

Someone put him out of his misery. Please.