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If America wanted an adult, they should have chosen Joseph Biden, who will always be president in my book. I'm pulling for Obama now because of his brilliant grasp on foreign policy (second only to Biden's). He's not the best politician, by any means. He stutters a lot, and he speaks from the heart, which is dangerous for any politician. Some people even think he's too "soft," but I think deep down inside we all know better than to fault him with that. America has been an aggressive nation with aggressive people for long enough. It's time for us to exhale and unclench our fists. And then maybe we can actually join hands and get something done. I think Obama has already inspired so many to do this, and that's why I'm voting for him.

Barry & Joe 08

Mr. Mayor, that sounds like a McCain endorsement.........or you're reconsidering an independent run, yourself. Please do, we're desperately in need of a reasonable option.

Gee, Mr. Mayor really brought the ditto-heads out of hiding. But I noticed that there don't seem to be many of them.

Maybe the Mayor was just contrasting Bush's youthful vigor to the relative maturity of the Republican's proposed replacement. He meant it as a compliment to both of them, right?

Well, Bush has about ten more months to work on his approval rating. So maybe there are yet newer depths to plumb.

After all, even after Nixon was revealed to be a criminal, he still had the solid 25% that every Republican can count on. So Bush could achieve an historic breakthrough if he just tries a little harder.

Bringing America together at last. A worthy legacy indeed.

sounds like McCain is the candidate Bloomberg is describing. Willing and capable to make "moderate" choices understanding the consequences and costs.

Well I disagree with Bloomburg on we will have three adults in office if one of them gets it. OBAMA is certainly no adult, he can do nothing but copy Hillary, lie about WRIGHT< REZKO< I WAS AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR< Oh yeah! when did you have a say or a vote in the matter OBAMA? NEVER! since you where only a State Senator at the time. Hindsight is a wonderful thing when you can say whatever and expect people to believe it. Only Obamafreaks could believe in you. I for one am ready for and I CALL FOR YOU TO QUIT NOW BEFORE THE REPUBLICANS WALK RIGHT ON BACK INTO OFFICE. You Sir, are un-electibile. HILLARY 08

I looked up "elite scumbag"on google and this guys pic was there,ha ha.

I guess that rules out Sen Clinton, who keeps complaining that the media is unfair to her!

I don't know. My pre-school kids usually show more integrity than do the candidates at times. I'll take integrity over their kind of adult experience any day.

I am still waiting for either of the democrat candidates to act like adults. Same with their supportors. There has been a lot of kindergraten name calling lately. I know, I have done some too. I am going to stop, I just hope others will follow the example.

Who cares what Mike Bloomberg says?

Let's be realistic. Hillary may not get far, but at least we'll have an adult in office. Either McCain or Obama.

Senator Clinton is the adult of this Democratic Race.
She has been completely abused by the media.
For the first time since the beginning of the campaign, Sen. Obama got a dose of what he will face against the Republicans.
He won't be able to withstand it. Obama acted like a kid when he kept blaming others for his behavior.
It was obvious.
Senator Clinton acted like a leader.
Obama ran away from the issues and took the plane to NC.

That would be HIllary.

What a joke Republicans are. I remember in 2001 they were all bragging how the "grownups" were back in charge! After ruining our economy, digging us deeper into the Iraq quagmire, and destroying this country's reputation and moral authority in every respect I can't blame Bloomberg for what he said. I WANT CLINTON BACK!!

Sorry to those thinking Bloomberg wants to be second-in-command. He never takes such roles. He either runs the show or isn't in the game.

This is so condecending for him to say.....we all know that all THREE candidates are adult!!

how rude!!!!!!

Yeah, he's never liked Obama...

that would mean that 99.9% of the local state an, fed. politicians
cant measure up.
may be lou dobbs would step of this high horse long enough and lead us tothe promised land

What is it with mayors from NY thinking they're critically important to the national scene???

Guiliani... Bloomberg... both blowhards.

Who cares what Blunie has to say???? He's ruined NYC with his draconian smiking and food laws. We need a leader NOT a rich know-it-all, paternalistic idiot!

Robert Jenkins April 18th, 2008 10:07 am ET said:

"What trite, arrogant punk to believe that he can infer that our 2-term leader is not an adult. He can disagree with him all he likes, but it's just this type of uncivil, pathetic behavior that has lent itself to what Mitt Romney labeled as Washington's "brokenness".

What an idiot!"

Well no, Washington's current brokeness is due to an arrogant administration that has trampled the Constitution, Bill of Rights, lied to the American people, ruined our relationship with the rest of the world, started a pointless war, gotten in bed with corporate interests, and put our country into staggerring debt.

I could go on and on, but for the sake of time and space, I'll just finish by saying that Blooberg is right: this president has acted like a runaway child that is finally about to be put to bed.

Next president will be Barack!

check out the finger jester from Obama in the video "Obama brushes Clinton off his shoulders—literally". This is not someone I want to hold the highest office in the land! That was very adult, professional, and mature Obama!! If you need proof he is not ready, you now have it!

I am a registered Rep. since 1992. I came to this Country in 1986 and for the first time in my Adult life I will be voting for a Dem.

Barack H. Obama

I am not thrilled about his middle name, but the Man's poliies make sense. We had been running this Country with the same old failed policies for awhile now.

If you keep doing things the same way over and over and again and expect a different result. That equals MADNESS

We didn't talk to Cuba and Castro run the Country for over 40 yrs. What is wrong with our policies They lack COMMON SENSE.

Engage your enemies so reasonable people can see that you tried then Squash them when they don't comply.

Barack you have my support and many other Republicans supporting you. You will WIN

OBAMA 08

MCCAIN needs to retire to Florida. God's Waiting Room

Go OBAMA 08

Well Hillary is a vengeful 60 year old schoolgirl, and McCain is an even older kid still playing with green toy soldiers and the ideas of an endless war. The only adult is Obama who is focusing on issues and being straight with America on our challenges by telling us what we need to hear and not what we want to hear.

Sounds to me like he's calling W a child.

If Bloomberg wants an adult at the White House, all he needs to look is Sen. Obama's PANICKY and WHINING response to the questions about his present relationships with QUESTIONABLE people.

IF, repeat IF, Sen. Obama will be the Democratic nominee, whatever criticism he has received so far, will be a joke when compared with the attack s the Republican political machine will bring to bear.

At that point in time, Sen. Obama will need KLEENEX by the truckload: proving he IS NOT what Mike is looking for. Q.E.D !!!!!

Ohhhhh, an "adult" in office, not like the over-stimulated adolescent we had in office in the 1990s. The best things to ever happen to Bill Clinton's presidency were the Reagan tax cuts of the early Eighties and the Republican takeover of Congress in 1994. Without these two events, the 1990s would simply have been a second and third term for Jimmy Carter.

It's obvious even to the most casual observer that this man supports Obama but doesn't want to anger his senator.

One thing is for certain and that is that we only have one real choice in November.John McCain.Never mind that he will be a one term president.What I care about is that he is willing to take the tough decisions and if that means bombing the hell out if Iran then lets go do it.Yes it will cost the country trillions more ,but in time we will recover AND our freedom will be preserved. Go McCain

Sounds like he will endorse McCain or Clinton, NOT Obama.

If we are going to have an adult then they all better grow up and get to real issues before Nov.I'm starting to feel like Jesse Ventura,None of the above.

I think that adult is the one who told Hillary in wednesday debate,that you cannot have the tax situation both ways.Some of us will have to make sacrifices at first but it will benefit all Americans in the future.

Well, I think inferring that President Bush is not an adult is an unnecessary insult.
I do believe he could've made his point a different way, and believe that unless he has strong convictions against Bush (maybe he's been buschwhacked), then he weakens his statement by playing the "adult-child" card where it has no place.
Having said that, I do hope that we can move away from the policies of the current administration and take a different course as we're currently off track as a country.

Amen and amen to Robert Jenkins and rdbt...be careful what you wish for come 11/4/07...one way or another, we'll all get it, and given the unfortunate choices we have, don't bet the ranch on a good outcome. The only unimaginable element of all of this is that we are a nation of better than 300 million people. These 3–Obama–an empty suit; Hillary–a low rent cheap suit; and McCain–who is not yet proving he is a "true conservative–" are the best we could do? Isn't there ANYONE ELSE??? (Buehler....Buehler...) Come inauguration day, even the atheists will be begging, "God help us."

ADULT? That leaves Obama out. All he is, is a big crybaby. They're picking on me, BOO HOO HOO.,Just because I am dumb.

WELL WELL WELL That is as good as an endorsment for OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!

He said " Face Reality" and we all know who doesn't do that AT ALL!

Now if he said " Makes up their OWN reality on their own Planet then we would know who THAT was for right?

...to the earlier comment about "freeing" 57 million people... I think there are a great number of "free" people in Iraq that would trade the current state of affairs for Saddam again any day of the week. Rumsfeld sold the war as a conlict to remove WMD's (that did not, in fact, exist) that would last as long as 6 months, and we've been there 5 years. Well over 100,000 civilian casualties, not to mention over 4,000 of our service men and women, not even counting those that have been maimed. I think that Bloomberg has a critical opinion of someone who puts on a flight suit and lands on an aircraft carrier to celebrate "mission accomplished" and 4 years later we're still there. The statement "freeing" 57 million people make it sound like someone went to Iraq and released people from bondage– what happened was the total destabilization of a sovereign nation state.

"Adult"?, in other word its "NOBAMA"! How in a world can someone be president when hes complainning so darn much about being questioned and challenged......."Rezko again! you've asked me about that 8 times already!" "no more questions about judgement and character! so what if I've known many anti-american characters! stop asking me these hard to answer questions!".....and this is my favorite...."no more debates.....I don't want to do it anymore!"

WTG, Hillary. He is having problems dealing with the hard character issues that the American people are wanting to know. I find it funny yesterday when he was crying all day long about the debate and how long it took to ask an issue question, when yesterday his issue speach time was taken up by him crying over the debate. Amazing!!!

I wouldnt count on it. If Obama wins the white house we can look forward to another Bush like presidency.

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"rdbtwthlins April 18th, 2008 10:08 am ET
Freeing 57 million people from the tryanny and oppression of a few evidently means nothing to Bloomberg.."

tyranny, oppression – it happens to all, not only blacks. Actually more to whites, asians, indians because they are not "babied" because of race. They have to work hard, study hard to get where they are. This applies to all.

Sounds like he's bitter about the childish tactics used by Clinton and her buddies at ABC.
Bush-Clinton-Bush and their childish tactics to gain power.

HRC IS THE ONLY ONE THAT TALKS ABOUT REALITY. O.B. IN HIS SUPPORTERS ARE LIVING IN A FANTASY WORLD. THEY THINK HE CAN WAVE A WAND AND BRING ALL THE CHANGES THEY NEED. HRC IS REALISTIC. O.B. IS TO MUCH LIKE THE PIED PIPER ,AND HIS LITTLE CHILDREN. GO HRC.

Well...then it is clear that he is backing Obama.

speaking of family members other than immediate, where the heck are Obama's, I guess they arent in this country you never see any of them on the campaign trail, hmmm, that is strange

Yes, the next president will an adult call Barack Obama. Someone who cares about real issues that the American people are facing.

Well, everyone has seem what a self-centered, self serving, spoiled, ex Yale cheerleader can do as a President------ time to get as far away from the Neo Cons as possible. Vote Democratic

This guy looks about as shady as they come.

lawl,
Thanks for the laugh, real funny.

rdbtwthlins,
Sorry I don't get the 57 million people?

I Wonder,
You are right to wonder, from what I understand Hillary does have brothers. What I don't understand is why we never hear about them. Maybe there is something fishy here?

DJ in TX,
You are so right, As much as I hope that person will be Sen. Obama, there will be some very difficult days ahead. I think as long as you guys face this reality, things will turn around. This is not going to be a quick fix.

Next president has to be an adult? Sounds good to me, seeing as Obama is the only candidate not afraid to address the American people as adults themselves!

Go "O"! Obama 08!

Bloomberg is arrogant ! To 'I Wonder'...yes, HRC has 2 brothers, Tony & Hugh Rodham......History states that Hugh is a big time loser, shady deals and the like.

That would be Obama, e.g. funding of Social Security in the debate.

An adult? We just need someone with an IQ above -6.

You and your billion dollar account are fishing for a VP position, aren't you?

Your arrogance in deciding who is, and who isn't, an "adult" just shows how childish you are.

yeah! 100 more years in iraq! Bring the War Home! Vote MCcain /Hillary! Invade Iran!

My only comment, we will finally have a President who can say the word "nuclear."

THE WHAT? THE WHO? AND THE WHEN?

Baby Obama isn't an adult is he?

What a burn on Bush....love it.

Sounds like he supports Obama who keeps saying not everyone would like his decisions and it's not gonna be easy.

Clinton just says "I'll fix it all and I'm the only one who can!" Who whines about being picked on and references SNL to make a political statement.

He must not be thinking about the whiner...Obama.

Adult, Judgment, Maturity = Obama

Come on Mayor Bloomberg....It's okay...you can say it loud and proud...

Obama in 08!

Bloomberg..You are a joke.

You need to be an adult even to vote, forget about contesting.

May be you meant to say OLD.

So that must mean, Old 'Man River' McCain. Who just keeps rolling tirelessly, along?..

Please! Consult the great political oracle "The Poll Of Polls"! Only they know they true meaning of any politicians words. LOL!

Yes We Can & Yes We Should
Obama 08'

That adult sounds like Hillary Clinton to me.
I hope Bloomberg doesn't try to shut her out because she's a woman, like some others have. Don't they realize that women are great caretakers and problem solvers?

Sorry, Barry, you've just been disqualified.

Sounds like an Obama supporter to me.

Obama '08!

Okey I still have questions about; Why do people believe the universe revolves around anything or anyone from New York City? This isn't even newa making material

Bloomberg means he is looking for a puppet!

Stop picking on Baby Bush!

Pick on someone with a brain.

I truly feel that this station is bias and for Hillary Clinton. It seems that we as white people are so afraid that a black man is going to be our President not only is Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill staying negative and trying to distroy the Democratic Party but the news media is helping. I say that this man (Barak Obama) is honest, truthful and not trying to dig into Hillary Clinton like Republicans did into the Democratic Party candidates and pull the world down. This women (Hillary) is distroying the goodness and reputation of the Democratic Party and she needs to stop and stop her campaign people too. The media needs to stop helping her especially George S and Charlie Gibson. They were awful and now everyone in the media are saddle bagging off of the debate. I am tired of the stabbing and cutting of the clintons and the media of Senator Obama.

If by some strange way Hillary gets the nomination I and my family will not vote in November and I have a very large family.

Rochelle
New York City, NY

Sounds like Obama to me!! Clinton is just a baby about getting attacked, and McCain has a bad temper like a 5 year old. It must be Obama!!

Obama Richardson 08!!!!

Hot Dang...lets out obama. Pouty little man boy can't get a speech writer to tell him what to do in the white house could he.

The only person he could be talking about would be Hillary,

We all know Obama certainly isn't and adult yet, he lies too much.

Yes. Obama has paraded his white and Indonesian family members but not his black African family members. Wonder that also....
Anything he can do she can do better..... Yes She Can!

Obama does not like debates because they make him look dumb.

the problem is, do Americans want someone who will say "we can't have everything, there are costs and we have to make choices"?...we always want everything, right now, without waiting...this is what got a lot of people into their current situation where they can't pay their bills, mortgage (which they couldn't afford in the first place)...the government is not the alone needing education in fiscal/financial responsibility...

Guess Bush and his croonies were a bunch of kids.

"I'm looking for a candidate that is willing to face reality and say, 'We can't have everything and there are costs and we've got to make choices.'"

Well, that cooment alone should leave McCain out.

Go Dems!

No, what we will have is a person with some common sense as compared to the moron we have in office nw.

Bloomberg's quote is very subtle. In referring to a 'realist' & 'weighing costs' in addressing our country's decline in the global economy, security without being an overbearing bully, healthcare availabilty, and repairing the huge diplomatic rift with other nations, Obama is the only one that fits the job. But subtle quotes don't really help any of these problems to get solved. Bloombeg, if you want to help, take a stand.

this election has been a media joke-

keep the sheep amused, while big gov't, big businees, and big MSM keeps destroying this once free and prosperous nation.

All 3 Main Stream hand-picked candidates are nothing when you compare thier voting records to the real candidate- you know, the one who understands and defends the constitution, the economy, and foriegn policy.

D.C. doesn't need more lawyers, it needs a doctor...

Ron Paul is the only one telling the truth....

hummmm....

Does Hillary have any Brothers? I wonder where they are..... she's framing herself as the only child.... I wonder why..... oh brothers oh brothers... where art thou brothers??????

Sounds like he's going to endorse McCain.

I guess the best way to pick Obama's running mate is to have Pilosi and Bloomberg fight it out for real on TV in one of those ultimate fighting shows. Now tell me that would not get some great ratings.

I didn't hear him say anything about endorsing either one of them. But he is right. Some choices that have to be made are not going to be too popular. It is going to be rough for a while before it can be better.

Freeing 57 million people from the tryanny and oppression of a few evidently means nothing to Bloomberg..

What trite, arrogant punk to believe that he can infer that our 2-term leader is not an adult. He can disagree with him all he likes, but it's just this type of uncivil, pathetic behavior that has lent itself to what Mitt Romney labeled as Washington's "brokenness".

What an idiot!

Clinton-Bloomberg

"I'm looking for a candidate that is willing to face reality and say, 'We can't have everything and there are costs and we've got to make choices.'"

An adult in the White House? I guess that eliminates Obama who cried like a baby about the questions in the most recent debate.

Good luck with that.

Wow...the next president will be "adult"....Geez..he is really going out on a limb there..is he sure??...oh, he didn't say they would act or behave like an adult!!!!OH...duh...now I get it!!

McCain is more "adult" than the entire Democrat party combined. He knew Jesus.

OBAMA-BLOOMBERG.

Guess who wants to be VP? I can hear him saying "ooh pick me! Pick me!"