Bloomberg's coronation

New York City Michael Bloomberg is walking an increasingly fine line. First, he used his massive political and economic clout to leverage a change in the city's election rules.

The move allowed Bloomberg to run for a third term -- a thing that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani was excoriated for suggesting after the 9/11 attacks.

In public comments in the last couple of days, Bloomberg called a reporter "a disgrace" for questioning the need for a third term.

Bloomberg also showed a glowering temper when a handicapped journalist had trouble turning off a noisy cell phone at a press conference. (Bloomberg later apologized.)

By any measure this is the wrong time for the Mayor to show his L'Etat c'est Moi side.

One of the reasons it's sometimes a good thing for politicians to move on is because even the best leaders begin to drink the Coolaid of their own importance.

(Hard to imagine Bloomberg drinking Coolaid, but there you go...)

He's asking voters to give him an extroardinary dispensation, allowing him more time to carry out his agenda.

The least he can do in return is bring a little humor and humility.