Bloomberg

OK, I promised myself when I started this blog that I'd stay away from serious or controversial topics (like politics). But after reading this, can I just say, I really hope Michael Bloomberg runs for President. If he does, he immediately gets my vote.
And then I was thinking about the movie "The American President." The President in that movie is very popular, very likeable, etc...basically the writers tried to make a character that the audience would vote for if he was real. And the two big political issues that come up in the movie? Gun control and the environment. And he's a bachelor. Yup, Michael Bloomberg is Andrew Shepherd. Sort of. (What? I thought it was funny.)

Now of course there's a good argument that an Independent candidate could never win. However, here's a devil's advocate argument to chew on:
In the current political atmosphere, many people want a non-Republican President. So I'm going to assume that the Republican candidate will lose, and ignore him. (Feel free to challenge this assumption if you like.)
So for the Democrats: if Obama wins the nomination, he has a seriously good chance of winning. People like him. If, however, Hillary wins the nomination, she'll be fighting a lot of anti-Hillary sentiment in this country.
Thus, if Hillary wins the nomination, we'll have 2 not-so-popular choices for President. I argue that this could leave a significant number of votes open for a 3rd-party candidate, particularly if he's smart, politically savvy, and rich. Bloomberg is all three. There's a good chance that in this scenario, the campaign would become NOT Hillary vs. Republican, but Hillary vs. Bloomberg, with the Republican candidate left as an afterthought.
Comments welcome, but please keep things civil. =)