Bloomberg Campaign is Like Cialis for Wolfson

The New York Times ran a piece last week on Howard Wolfson, the Democratic strategist who jumped parties to join Mayor Bloomberg’s re-election campaign, and they painted a sad picture. Just a few years ago, Wolfson worked for Bloomberg’s adversary and was his harshest critic. Now he is with the Mayor, and his justifications for making the switch are tepid and self-serving. Wolfson says he "is not interested in losing." Still smarting from the presidential primary loss with Hillary Clinton, he is using the Bloomberg campaign like a Cialis to get his confidence back.

I have some inside information for you, Howard. No one gives a rat's ass what interests you. Does loyalty interest you? Or scruples? If Bloomberg loses in November, and judging from recent events he very well might, Wolfson will need to slink back to Washington and look for another stolen election to get you back on track (Venezuela? Russia? Iran?).

Hardcore political strategists are only palatable when they align with one party; it gives them the sense of entitlement and nobility they need to slog through the mud and collect their $40,000 per month paychecks. When a lifelong member of a party switches, they become simple, crass mercenaries; their words ring hollow and their actions become ineffective. Wolfson is emblematic of the Bloomberg campaign as a whole; a repository of lost political souls who sold themselves out for power.

This is how it breaks down, Howard. You made a deal with the Bloomberg. You betrayed your party. You have insulted the people of New York City. You are a disgrace, Howard Wolfson.