Bloomberg blasts Presidential debates, partisanship

Is partisanship destroying America?

NY City mayor, Michael Bloomberg, blasted the Presidential debates and the U.S. press yesterday at Google's headquarters.

"They have absolutely nothing to do with the job and the qualifications. And they don't tell you anything about whether or not any of those candidates would be good or bad presidents. What they really say is, did they memorize their notes of ‘What to say if …' and whether their staff was able to anticipate," the mayor said. "If you look at both debates, they pandered, what I would argue, the same ways."

In addition, Bloomberg had strong words about Washington's addiction to partisanship.

" Washington is sinking into a swamp of dysfunction….We're talking about a serious and harmful addiction here," Mr. Bloomberg was to tell attendees at an opening session last night, according to a prepared text released by his office. "Unfortunately, there's no ‘Promises' clinic for partisanship."

(New York Sun)