Comments on: Paterson Hammered On Senate Process

By: the consultant

the consultant — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:20:24 +0000

it would not have been politically “astute” for him
to pick someone who could not communicate and who had
no prior public service..she would have embarassed him
demonstrated that his judgment sucked and ruined his
chances for election come 2010

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:57:43 +0000

He probably should have just picked Kennedy earlier and been done with it. No one could have blamed him. He did not do so because obviously he didn’t really want to pick her. He did the decent thing but not the politically astute maneuver.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:56:17 +0000

I would agree with the first part of the Consultant’s analysis but disagree with the second. Unless Andrew wants to be hated by African-Americans whose trust he lost after the McCall challenge, Andrew won’t do anything.

Gillibrand’s father used to date Zenia Mucha and was heavily connected to Pataki. He did quite well as a Democratic lobbyist dealing with a Republican administration. Hopefully for Gillibrand’s sake her father is mentioned in passing but it doesn’t look that way.

By: ed1

ed1 — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:53:40 +0000

He’s proven to be the steamrolled rather than the steamroller. Despite his family’s nefarious Apollo Theater background, I, too, think he appears to be a decent man. Problem is, he’s in the shark tank without the shark repellent.

By: the consultant

the consultant — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:30:15 +0000

the problem with this governor is having become governor
due to the resignation of elliot spitzer he does not
have an electoral base and has to attempt to develop
on before his is up for election in 2010….He strikes
me as a very decent man and a bright man as well but
not the executive type..ie he is not a true leader who
can make decisions in a decisive manner…the kennedy
fiasco is just the tip of the iceberg…if they are
talking primary in buffalo already….you can bet that
andrew is lurking in the wings….he in fact would win
a three way primary in my view since he has a base
he has been elected and he is decisive…wait till
the polling starts showing rudy stompling patterson
but not beating andrew