Bono Extolls the White House Virtues of Michael Bloomberg

Wearing his trademark wraparound sunglasses and a shirt unbuttoned down to his navel, Bono all but endorsed for president New York’s current mayor, Michael Bloomberg.

When U2’s front man was asked whether he thought Bloomberg could do more good as a president or philanthropist, the rocker told reporters, “He's a great and gifted manager and I think he could do an awful lot of good inside or outside the White House.”

Bono was in the Big Apple on the mayor’s invitation to discuss the singer’s various philanthropic projects.

As Bono no doubt knows, Bloomberg is a billionaire who claims his life will be dedicated to giving away money; this despite the talk of him running as an Independent candidate after finishing up with his mayoral duties.

“What I'm interested in is not just his [Bloomberg’s] cash, but his intellect, and how his business acumen could be used to work for the world's poor,” Bono said.

Wonder if Bono thinks that in Bloomberg he’s found another GOP-dividing, vote- chipping, Clinton-assisting Ross Perot.