As a resident of NYC I shudder to think - look at the mess in Massachusetts and that is the very model for an Obama candidate - ineffectual, idiotic, delusional beyond belief and thinks he deserves to be re-elected. Got elected in a state with a huge deficit and the first things he does is order a new state limo, all new furniture for his office to the tune of close to $100K and then hires a big staff for his wife - sounds just like Bambi to me. And in NY it would be even worse - more population and much bigger state.
plainolamerican wrote: > can you imagine the effect of having an Obama candidate as the > governor of NY? > > > On Sep 19, 10:35 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp >> >> Obama Said to Request That Paterson Drop Campaign >> >> * Sign in to Recommend >> * Twitter >> * >> E-Mail <javascript:document.emailThis.submit();> >> >> * Send To Phone <javascript:void(0);> >> * Print >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp=&p...> >> >> * Reprints >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> * Share >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#>Close >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> o Linkedin >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> o Digg >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> o Facebook >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> o Mixx >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> o MySpace >> >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> >> o Yahoo! 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Paterson >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/david_a_...> >> that he withdraw from the New York governor's race, fearing that Mr. >> Paterson cannot recover from his dismal political standing, according to >> two senior administration officials and a New York Democratic operative >> with direct knowledge of the situation. >> >> The decision to ask Mr. Paterson to step aside was proposed by political >> advisers to Mr. Obama, but approved by the president himself, one of the >> administration officials said. >> >> "Is there concern about the situation in New York? Absolutely," the >> second administration official said Saturday evening. "Has that concern >> been conveyed to the governor? Yes." >> >> The administration officials and the Democratic operative spoke on >> condition of anonymity because the discussions with the governor were >> intended to be confidential. >> >> The president's request was conveyed to the Mr. Paterson by >> Representative Gregory W. Meeks >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/gregory_...>, >> a Queens Democrat, who has developed a strong relationship with the >> Obama administration, they said. >> >> The move against a sitting Democratic governor represents an >> extraordinary intervention into a state political race by the president, >> and is a delicate one, given that Mr. Paterson is one of only two >> African-American governors in the nation. >> >> But Mr. Obama's political team and other party leaders have grown >> increasingly worried that the governor's unpopularity could drag down >> Democratic members of Congress in New York, as well as the >> Democratic-controlled Legislature, in next fall's election. >> >> Mr. Paterson and his aides did not respond to repeated requests for >> comment Saturday. Mr. Paterson arrived on Long Island Saturday evening >> to attend a dinner, but walked hurriedly past a reporter who tried to >> ask him about the White House request. >> >> An aide to Mr. Meeks said the congressman could not be reached Saturday. >> >> "The message the White House wanted to send --- that it wants Paterson >> to step aside --- was delivered," said the Democratic operative,, who >> spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were intended to >> be confidential. "He is resistant." >> >> The general election is more than a year away, but Mr. Obama and his >> political team are moving now in part because of signals from Rudolph W. >> Giuliani >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/rudolph_...>, >> the former New York City mayor, that he may run for governor >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/nyregion/25rudy.html>, according to >> Democrats who have spoken with White House officials. Many Democratic >> leaders believe that Mr. Giuliani's presence at the top of the >> Republican ticket could spark enthusiasm among his party's voters, who >> might otherwise have little desire to go to the polls. >> >> Leading Democrats in the state have expressed deep concern about Mr. >> Paterson's ability to hold on to the office. But most have been wary of >> openly suggesting he step aside. >> >> The White House move could give them cover to abandon Mr. Paterson and >> endorse another candidate, most likely Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/andrew_m...>, >> who has been debating for months whether to take on Mr. Paterson in a >> primary <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/nyregion/03cuomo.html>. >> >> Mr. Paterson, who was elevated to governor from lieutenant governor in >> March 2008, in the wake of Gov. Eliot Spitzer >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/eliot_l_...>'s >> resignation after a prostitution scandal, announced in October that he >> would seek a full term >> <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E5DD1E3AF93BA35753...>. >> >> But in the intervening months, White House officials have watched the >> deteriorating political fortunes of Mr. Paterson with growing alarm, as >> his popularity plunged >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/nyregion/10poll.html> and he >> committed a series of missteps that raised questions about his ability >> to govern. >> >> In addition, the relationship between Mr. Obama and Mr. Paterson has >> been shaky, dating to the governor's selection of a replacement for >> Hillary Rodham Clinton >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/hillary_...>, >> who resigned from the Senate to become secretary of state. White House >> officials had received assurances from Mr. Paterson that he would not >> pick Kirsten E. Gillibrand >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/kirsten_...>, >> then a little-known Democratic congresswoman from a heavily Republican >> district outside of Albany, according to a prominent Democrat who >> discussed the matter with a senior White House official. >> >> The White House and Democratic House leaders were concerned that her >> sudden departure from the House would give Republicans a prime >> opportunity to reclaim the seat. Aides to the president conveyed those >> concerns to the governor, according to Democrats who have discussed the >> matter with Mr. Obama's aides. >> >> In the end, Mr. Paterson selected Ms. Gillibrand anyway >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/nyregion/24choice.html>, infuriating >> White House officials and Democratic leaders in Washington. Making >> matters worse, the governor also publicly snubbed Caroline Kennedy >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/caroline...>, >> a close personal friend and ally of Mr. Obama's, who announced in >> December her wish to be chosen as Mrs. Clinton's replacement, but then >> withdrew her name from consideration >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/nyregion/22caroline.html> in January, >> citing personal reasons. >> >> The concerns of Obama aides deepened last month, when the governor, >> speaking on a radio talk show in New York, suggested that criticism of >> him was racially motivated >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/nyregion/22paterson.html> and that >> Mr. Obama would soon suffer similar attacks. Mr. Obama's advisers, who >> have long sought to defuse the issue of race, found the comments >> inflammatory and expressed their displeasure directly to the Paterson camp. >> >> The move by the White House will probably bring new attention to Mr. >> Cuomo, now the most popular Democratic figure in the state. While only >> 30 percent of voters in a Quinnipiac poll last month approved of the job >> that Mr. Paterson was doing, 74 percent approved of Mr. Cuomo's job >> performance. >> >> The situation between Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Paterson has been a complicated >> one. Mr. Cuomo is still haunted by the fierce backlash >> <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E6DE123EF931A25751...> >> he stirred in 2002 when he decided to run in the Democratic primary for >> governor against H. Carl McCall >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/_mccall_...>, >> the first serious black candidate for governor. >> >> Now, Mr. Cuomo effectively has the blessing of the nation's first black >> president to run against New York's first black governor. That will >> probably neutralize any criticism he may face among the governor's >> prominent black allies, including Representative Charles B. Rangel >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/charles_...> >> of Harlem, who warned this year that the party would become racially >> polarized if Mr. Cuomo took on Mr. Paterson. >> >> Angela Macropoulos contributed reporting in New York. >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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