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ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders have tentatively agreed to allow the state and municipalities to borrow nearly $6 billion to help them make their required annual payments to the state pension fund. And, in classic budgetary sleight-of-hand, they will borrow the money to make the payments to the pension fund — from [...] The explosive firestorm engulfing Gov. Paterson scorched its third victim Thursday: communications director Peter Kauffmann. The respected Kauffmann abruptly quit his high-paying job, believing he was misled by the governor and disgusted by what was unfolding around him. The shocking development came hours ahead of an emergency meeting of Harlem’s high command, a powwow of political heavyweights [...] Days after the Obama administration told him it would rather he not run for election next year, Gov. Paterson seemed to send a little payback on Tuesday. While saying he understands why the Obama administration is involving itself in New York politics, Paterson noted the White House’s inability to get key legislation passed in the first [...] Gov. David A. Paterson defiantly vowed to run for election next year despite the White House‘s urging that he withdraw from the New York governor’s race. Appearing tired and agitated at a parade in Harlem on Sunday, the governor told a crowd of reporters that he would not abandon his campaign to seek a full term. “I [...] For all the talk about being in a “post-racial” era, a lot of politicians (if no one else) are still using it as an excuse. [New York] Gov. David A. Paterson said on Friday that the chorus of people who believe he should not run for election next year want to keep him out of the [...] At the end of the day there is not much hope that the Northeast will go seriously Republican, but at the same time it is a good place to look for cracks in the Democrat monolith. Today brought interesting poll results. NY Governor David Paterson, a liberal Democrat, now suffers from lower poll ratings (21%) than [...] Maybe we are just looking for any light at the end of the tunnel (see here) but we admit to a touch of the ol’ schadenfreude at the current kerfuffle up in the New York state capitol Albany, where two Dems defected from their party caucus and joined with the Republicans. This gives the majority [...] Caroline Kennedy (Schlossberg), fumbled Senate candidate, not only didn’t get picked for the job, she got “spitzered”. “Spitzering” is when you get bad-mouthed unofficially by the aides or employees of the political figure that wants you trashed but is unwilling to do so him or herself; so named because it was a favorite tactic of former [...] |
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