Do I wake or sleep?

All valid points. (I did see your FB post, BTW.) I can see the discomfort with the idea of politics becoming exclusively the province of the wealthy because, obviously, a lot of good potential leaders may be excluded. I will say, with Bloomberg, his wealth is entirely the result of the good idea he had and turned into a very successful business. He didn't inherit it, he made it. That sort of thing doesn't necessarily correlate to effective political leadership but it's a good sign. I also have to appreciate someone who doesn't take the polls for granted (Bloomberg's campaign spending) and actually campaigns, although I can certainly see how it could be interpreted as poor sportsmanship. Whereas Thompson's campaign was a bit of a joke. Interesting article here on that. (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/nyregion/23thompson.html?scp=5&sq=thompson%20misspell&st=cse) How you run your campaign is definitely a harbinger of how you execute the office--I can't respect a leader who doesn't show up, or whose press releases misspell his own name.

I love me some Anthony Weiner. I liked him four years ago and there was an interesting article (http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/59907/) about him a few weeks ago in NY Magazine that made me like him even more.