Sounds like Bloomy has the same disease as Kerry - user created reality.
It's 'Big Rich' syndrome. Ross Perot was even worse. When you have that much money, you don't have to have anyone around you but sycophants who agree with everything you say. "That's right Mike, You got it Mike, You're a genius Mike, Perfect answer Mike" and after a few years of hearing that, you begin to believe it yourself.
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