Wealthy Mayor Still Wealthy, Mayor

About eight and a half years ago, the New York Times’ Joyce Purnick asked the following question:

If a mayor of New York conducts himself like a businessman by doing what he likes when he likes; if he flies off on his private jet without telling the public; if his spokesman tells reporters ‘’We’re not discussing his private schedule’’ when asked if the future mayor went to Bermuda for the weekend; and if the future mayor himself refuses to answer that question, what happens in the next crisis? How does the mayor establish the credibility to lead people through the dark days if they don’t know his moods and tastes in normal times?

I don’t know if we’ve quite figured out the answer, but for what it’s worth, he still has the place in Bermuda. Here’s wishing the “Bloomberg in Bermuda” story an early happy birthday.