Update on Bloomberg

According to the Associated Press,

"NEW YORK - Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday he has "absolutely no interest" in running for New York governor in 2006 even if his fellow Republican, George Pataki, decides not to seek a fourth term.

"I have never expressed any interest in running for governor. I never
will express any interest in running for governor," Bloomberg said during a news conference with Pataki on an unrelated issue. Bloomberg said he hoped to win a second term as mayor this November."

Could he be thinking of a running for a higher office?