This from Liz Benjamin:

Jack Uldrich, chairman of the Minnesota Independence Party, has issued a formal call for the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent mayor to "give serious consideration" to a White House run.

"The two-party system has catastrophically failed America," Uldrich said. "America needs a serious, credible independent to right our sinking ship and get it back on track to a prosperous future.

"There is no one better positioned than Mayor Bloomberg to accept the mantle of this immense challenge."

To which i have to add a wake-up call: Bloomberg spent $102,000,000 of his own money to become chief realtor mayor of New York City. That's $175.00 a vote.

What does it translates to? Obama won with 65,182,692. If you consider that number for a minute, not the total of people who actually voted, then that would make Bloomberg's cost for running for president a staggering $11 406 971 100. Yes, that's $11 BILLION right there.

Blommberg didn't win because of his leadership. He bought himself a voting field devoid of any real opponents. And even the guy that was supposed to not even come close to beating him, didn't play his losing card the way he should have.

Bill Thompson had a narrow edge in the polls most of that fateful November 2009 night. He lost by a negligible 5% --a shocking turn of events for the unbeatable Bloomberg and an indictment of his lack of mandate and leadership.

So honestly non-New Yorkers, don't believe the Bloomberg hype.