Elementary and Rather Mean-Spirited Punditry

I'm not saying that Mike Bloomberg's apparently incipient run at an independent presidential candidacy is doomed. But I will tell you the one thing I know about him, other than that he is rich. And that is that he is shorter than I am. I know this because I have met him. I have a photo of myself, elbow to elbow with him, grinning down on him from above. I am 5'4" tall. Whatever else you want to make of this information, it certainly demonstrates that '08 is shaping up to be a year of incredible diversity. Except for the Republicans, of course.