New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may want to run for the White House in '08.
Bloomberg is a billionaire and ran as a Republican in 2001 and 2005. However, he is now officially an Independent and would run as one for the Presidency.
The rumblings aren't anything but a whisper draft campaign at this point but it could pose a problem for both sides of the political spectrum.
Bloomberg is seen by many as having a "less is more" sense of government involvement in private lives and likes to run a fiscally tight ship.
However, like the man he succeeded as New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, he's socially--well, more accepting of other views.
That makes him attractive to both Republicans and Democrats.
The talk is right now that Bloomberg might jump into the race in the Spring if it looks as though the major party candidates will be polar opposites. For example: Mike Huckabee vs. Barack Obama or John Edwards.
Bloomberg could be seen as a middle ground guy.
He has the cash to run on his own. He has the personality to get more than his share of coverage.
Not since Ross Perot in 1992 has a third candidate had the chance to really make a White House election so interesting for those who watch politics.
