Published 12/6/2008
by kris topher
at Bleacher Report - NFL
I'm having one hell of a time formatting this, so please read it here.
Unfortunately there isn’t an IQ test for the millionaires club, just ask Plaxico Burress. This doesn’t concern me though — Idiots are bound to do idiotic things, regardless of whether or not they have a gun.
Billionaires, however, are a very different story. Plaxico Burress is never going to make a billion dollars, nor will anyone else in the sports world. Even The Icon , Michael Jordan, has only made about 400 million. You know who is a billionaire? Michael Bloomberg .
Recently, Bloomberg has been floating the idea of a third term as New York City Mayor, which is all fine and dandy — except for the fact that its technically illegal, well sort of.
The New York City Council can, and indeed did, vote to allow Bloomberg a third term. They apparently believed Bloomberg when he claimed his financial experience was an absolute necessity, and a change in leadership now would spell doom ...
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