Bloomberg Tells Tavis Smiley He Talked To Lots Of People About Hiring Cathie Black

Bloomberg really lives in his own reality:

Tavis Smiley is bringing his late-night PBS show to New York this week, and his first guest was Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The talk show host asked Bloomberg about the apparent decision to bring in Cathie Black as city school chief without consulting with aides and experts.

The mayor disputed the premise of the question.

"I did ask a lot of people," he said. "I did talk to a lot of people about whether they would be interested in the job."

The Times reported that Geoffrey Canada had been offered the chancellor's job and turned it down. Mayor Bloomberg has denied this.

The mayor also said that despite his falling poll numbers, he has not regretted seeking a third-term, telling Smiley that he thought it would be too easy to just leave office while the city was soaring.

The mayor's own people, through anonymous quotes, claim he hired Black without asking anybody about it.

The Times couldn't find anybody he talked to about the search.

But he still maintains he conducted a search, talked to lots of people, thought through all options, etc.

Why can't he just admit the truth?

He's like the Fonz trying to admit error.

Just can't do it.