Some steak-of-the-art snobs say that the mere ordering of steak in a restaurant is an art form. Others apply the term "art" to proper grilling. That's overkill. But we can all agree not to emulate my friend's request that a waiter serve his steak tartar "medium rare."
Few politicians suit Obama's call for a "new politics" better than does Bloomberg. He is a high-profile opponent of the two-party system and is perhaps most aptly described as anti-partisan.