New York City SMOKES New Hampshire Out Of The Gate On McCain/Obama Town Halls (UPDATED)

And we all know how true New Englanders feel about New Yorkers.

ABC News has the details on New York City's offer to McCain/Obama (and we should note that we appreciate a heavy like Mayor Bloomberg getting behind McCain's town hall idea in a big way).

Tick-tock New Hampshire. Tick-tock.

You are a legitimate '08 general battleground state. And the sole holder of First-In-The-Nation.

So get on in there!

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(UPDATED) "Get on in there" in New Hampshire, just make sure that you leave the event open to all press.

Bloomberg's Press Flaks Play The Media Like A Piano, Again

Here we go again with all this "Bloomberg on the national ticket" crazy talk.

And, we get it: Everybody who's anybody lives in Manhattan (not New York). Therefore, the king of everybody who's anybody must be perfect for a spot on a national ticket.

Uh-huh.

We watched as barrels and barrels and barrels of ink were spilled a few months back about Bloomberg and the #1 spot. That didn't happen, so now we're talking about Bloomberg's VP prospects.

We like Mr. Bloomberg. Anybody who can create, run and then sell a gazillion dollar business - which functioned under his watch to as close to a true meritocracy as one is likely to find in the business world - is no bullsh*t.

And, to be fair, Bloomberg would probably make a good VP. If he wanted it.

But he can't want the job. Why would he?

He's already the billionaire king of everybody who's anybody in Manhattan (which Bill Clinton claims is the second best job in the world). And there is nothing in the Naval Observatory in Washington, DC that puts Bloomberg any closer to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue than he already is.

Noted: And yes, we're aware of the old chestnut that Vice Presidents grow up to be Presidents.

But the King is staying right where he is thank you very much.

And the Gang of 500 is just going to have to get over it.

I-NY

Interesting. But not exactly game changing.

And it probably never will be.

The Fix has a pretty good conventional wisdom rundown of the strengths and weaknesses of a potential Bloomberg candidacy.