A lot of people seem to be making a big deal out of Romney meeting with Bloomberg, and I’ve heard a few speculate that perhaps Bloomberg will be Romney’s VP pick. That gave me a strange sense of Deja Vu. This isn’t something I’d read all that much into. If you’re a Presidential Candidate, and you make a trip to New York City, you’re pretty much obligated to drop in on the mayor. It’s just politeness. Even I wouldn’t turn my nose up at the Mayor, and if I met with him, I’d certainly talk about gun control.
I was initially a lot more concerned about Bork on his judicial advisory committee, but a lot of folks in the comments noted that Alan Gura is also on the committee, and that in DC, these things are mostly a way to signal to different parts of the base. In other words, they are BS.
This is the politics equivalent of the “oh noes, shark attacks!” of the summer of 2001.
He wants an endorsement, a donation or a pledge to stay out of it all together. Standard fare.
I don’t see why anyone is surprised that they would meet. They are both confirmed gun banners. What’s the big deal if they sniff each other’s butts?