There's something to be said for that... but then of course Romney doesn't exactly seem like he'd get too much done or be too much of a leader, either. One begins to wonder what the US and the world would look like now if you had elected McCain after all.

It really is a shame Bloomberg hasn't profited from the lacklustre candidates in this race to finally make that long-predicted bid. An independent president might be very interesting and encourage bipartisan lawmaking on Capitol Hill, if neither party held the Oval Office.