USA Partisan: Nanny Bloomberg Knows Best By Abe Greenwald

Some years back, the late William F. Buckley, Jr. and his late wife Pat were hosting a get-together in their Manhattan home. At one point, the formidable Mrs. Buckley approached New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, drew deeply from her lit cigarette and blew a copious plume of smoke in his face. “Mr. Mayor, may I smoke in my own house?” she asked.