Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion?
1. Mitt Romney, claiming as he suspended his losing presidential campaign that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton would make America more susceptible to terrorism — and so, “in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror.”
2. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg saying for the first time that he would support a ban on smoking in cars carrying children.
3. Lt. Gov. David Paterson, prospective appointee as U.S. Senator if Clinton wins the presidency, saying of her big-state primary victories Tuesday: “Democrats in New York State love Hillary Clinton and Republicans respect her and that didn't surprise me.”