Bloomberg: ‘You Can’t Be An Absolutist’ Despite Absolutely Opposing Guns

By Tom Knighton

Michael Bloomberg is a hypocrite. While openly advocating for disarming regular people like you and me, he traipses around the country surrounded by armed guards.

Now, he’s eyeing a presidential run in 2020 and is starting his battlespace prep.

That includes some comments in Maryland.

Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City who is considering a presidential run, appeared in Annapolis on Tuesday to chide Washington over the government shutdown and talk about the importance of compromise.

He gave the keynote speech Tuesday at a leadership conference at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, praising the late senator John McCain — an academy alumnus — for his independence and willingness to work across the aisle.

Bloomberg, once a Republican and then a political independent, registered last year as a Democrat, stoking speculation about whether he will run for president.

Following meetings with Maryland lawmakers and state Attorney General Brian E. Frosh (D), Bloomberg spoke at a news conference about the importance of “balancing” different priorities. He called the partial federal government shutdown, now in its fifth week, a “disgrace.”

“You can’t be an absolutist . . . life is much more complex than that,” …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms