Tag: "David Paterson"

Republicans Can Take New York. It Starts with Senator Gilliland. (UPDATED)

Republicans Can Take New York. It Starts with Senator Gilliland. (UPDATED)

| January 25, 2009 | Comments (2)

I think I’m going to like this new Senator from New York. She knows what’s important. In the middle of her introductory speech, which was kind of important to her since she needed to make a good first impression (she’s not exactly a household name), she got a phone call. On the other end was [...]

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Paterson Throws Dem the Ol’ Knuckleball

| January 23, 2009 | Comments (1)

New York Replacement Governor David Paterson has finally decided who will fill Hillary Clinton’s vacant Senate seat and – surprise! – he didn’t go with the progressive neoptism choices of Caroline Kennedy or Andrew Cuomo. Instead, he picked Kirsten Gillibrand, a sitting one-term member of the House of Representatives. Gillibrand is not without her own [...]

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New York Soon to Become Miserable, Depopulated Place, Thanks to David Paterson

| December 18, 2008 | Comments (1)

I hadn’t paid a lot of attention to what Governor David Paterson is trying to do to the citizens of New York, but the links that my kindly e-mailers Andrew and James sent me have me wondering why there isn’t a pitchfork and torch brigade marching on Albany right now. Governor Paterson is facing a [...]

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Senator Kennedy Again? Why?

| December 5, 2008 | Comments (2)

I’m having a really tough time figuring this one out. A Democrat who would know tells ABC News that New York governor David Paterson has talked to Caroline Kennedy about taking the seat, which was once held by her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy. It’s not exactly shocking that Paterson would reach out to one of [...]

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