First Dad

Emma's at NYC's City Hall; Georgina's at NYU; Mike's the Mayor. Could a first family portrait get any better if Michael Bloomberg were to become POTUS (i.e., the first father)?

Unfortunately, despite all the hot air being spewed into the punditosphere he's too smart. His politics aren't those of America; he's short; he's Jewish; he's unmarried; a bit nasally-voiced; and he likes to have private weekends away from the crush of media coverage. And he surely knows that after his aides spent two years looking into how he could run and win — according to The New York Times (registration required). Even with all his money, his ideas and execution only add up, at most, to a B- average in the Electoral College.

Still, the announcement and frenzy have unlamed the duck. The unlikely Dad One has another 900-some days in office and as long as his $5 billion sits in a potential presidential run bank account, his phone calls asking for help with his agenda will continue to get answered.

** In at least one way politics mirrors life: the race is not always to the swiftest. **