Because Collapsing Bridges Are Inherently Funny

And here I thought those higher office rumors had all been unfounded*:

With a nod to Senator Schumer, Mayor Bloomberg is putting to rest that pesky gossip about a bid for national office: He says he does not want to be the nation’s next attorney general. “Despite any rumors you may have heard, I did not come to Washington as part of a stealth campaign to become the new attorney general,” Mayor Bloomberg quipped to an audience at the National Press Club that appeared well-versed in the rampant speculation about his aspirations for the White House.

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[T]he mayor did poke a little fun at [Senator Schumer] over some “nasty comments” Mr. Schumer made about the condition of New York City’s bridges following the collapse of the Interstate 35W span in Minnesota earlier this month. Drawing laughter, Mr. Bloomberg recalled pointing out that three weeks earlier, Mr. Schumer’s wife, who was the city’s transportation commissioner, had pronounced the bridges in “great shape.”

After delivering a speech on poverty, the mayor issued his ritual denial of a presidential run. But he was spotted outside the National Press Building posing for photographs with supporters holding “Bloomberg ’08” signs.

*Is a MBA a good enough substitute for a law degree (not that you necessarily need one . . .)?