Mayor Bloomberg Loses the Rodent Vote

If the groundhog sees his shadow, you can expect six more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, expect an early spring. If he bites the mayor of New York, that's just a bonus:

I'm no groundhog expert but it seems like a patently bad idea to tease a groundhog the way New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg did today during a Groundhog Day event/photo op in Staten Island, NY.

From the video you can see, the mayor repeatedly trying to coax Chuck out of his little house with a piece of corn, snatching it back from the rodent in an attempt to lure him outside. And to think this man wanted to be president.

Anyway, the mayor's antics led to the groundhog biting the mayor's finger through His Honor's glove though it apparently wasn't a wicked, to-the-bone kind of bite. It happened so quickly you can barely see it and the mayor doesn't appear obviously distressed.

I don't know how good Chuck is in forecasting how much more winter remains. But we can now safely predict that if you come between a groundhog and his meal, you're cruising for a bruising.

And why is New York crowding in on little Punxsutawney, Pa's tradition to begin with?

Well done, Chuck.

UPDATE: I should have used this post title instead: Groundhog Bites a RINO