Paterson Camp Accuses Cuomo of Sabotage

David Paterson’s campaign and supporters are accusing Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of deliberately undermining the governor in the press. Last week, The New York Times reported that the state’s ethics panel had been reviewing a request from three good-government groups to investigate the Paterson administration for leaking the confidential information Caroline Kennedy provided during the Read More

Investigating the Caroline Kennedy Leak, Maybe, Eventually

Here’s the letter three Albany watchdog groups sent to the Committee on Public Integrity asking for an investigation into the leaks from the governor’s office about Caroline Kennedy. (According to The Times, the committee has been reviewing the request for two months.

Investigating the Caroline Kennedy Leak, Maybe, Eventually

Here’s the letter three Albany watchdog groups sent to the Committee on Public Integrity asking for an investigation into the leaks from the governor’s office about Caroline Kennedy. (According to The Times, the committee has been reviewing the request for two months.)

When Kennedy withdrew from the Senate race, information from Read More

Caroline Kennedy at the Inner Circle

Caroline Kennedy made a surprise appearance in Michael Bloomberg's skit at this year's Inner Circle show, the annual roast of city politicians and City Hall reporters.

In the skit, taking after The Little Mermaid, Bloomberg was running to be "mermayor" of the underwater city of "N.Y.Sea."

That is, until he learned term Read More

Governor Paterson’s Puzzling Poor Performance

I had high hopes for David Paterson when he became governor, but I have to admit I’ve pretty much given up on him. I was appalled by the way he treated Caroline Kennedy when she expressed interest in New York’s vacant Senate seat: Hey Governor, a simple no would have sufficed.  Is it really a Read More