“I am grateful and encouraged to receive the support of the President of the United States, especially on the day that Barack Obama is named a Nobel Prize [w]inner.”
—Statement from Bill Thompson, after White House spokesman Robert Gibbs affirmed that President Obama supports “the Democratic nominee” for mayor
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“Well, I’m not going to say anything negative about Michael Bloomberg. I’m just talking positively about Bill Thompson. That’s what I’ve always done.”
– Chuck Schumer
Really, that’s what you’ve always done, Chuck? Like last fall, when you not only said positive things about Barack Obama, but also publicly agitated for him Read More
“I am running for governor in 2010.”
—David Paterson
In some very important ways, the governor’s nationally televised sit-down with David Gregory on Meet the Press was a wasted opportunity, as he spent half of the appearance unconvincingly feigning obliviousness to the White House’s attempts to flush him out of the governor’s race.
But with Read More
“A wonderful man, the governor of the great state of New York, David Paterson, is in the house.”—Barack Obama
Here, the president shows us what you do when, on the eve of a long-scheduled appearance with the governor of a major state, news leaks that your administration is actively trying to muscle that governor out Read More
I don’t think he needs to force it upon the nation’s schoolchildren.” — Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty on Barack Obama’s plans to address American’s schoolchildren this week
Force what, exactly? Mr. Pawlenty makes it sound as if the president of the United States wanted to screen Bruno for a group of unsuspecting 10-year-olds. Certainly, it Read More
“If I thought that I could make a real difference in the state, really change things and it really needed me, then I would probably do it.”–Rudy Giuliani on July 30, quoted in The New York Times
Every month or so, since the end of last year, has brought a buzz-generating story about Rudy Giuliani’s Read More
"This Executive Order brings New York one step closer to achieving our ultimate goal of widespread fiscal reform, government efficiency and reduced property tax burdens."
For many Democrats, these times call for bolder government regulation to correct years of unchecked business practices harmful to the economy, climate and public health. And so, for Governor David Read More
"I am the attorney general of the State of New York. I'm focused on being attorney general of the State of New York."
-Andrew Cuomo, at a press conference in the Capitol on July 29
It's one of the most reliable dodges in politics, "focusing" on your current job to avoid discussing the job you Read More
"This week we are confronting health care (reform)."
-Representative Carolyn Maloney
The thing is, this week was also supposed to be the week that Carolyn Maloney announced her candidacy for U.S Senate. We know this because her spokesman, Paul Blank, had previously identified this "Monday or Tuesday" as the time frame in which the Upper Read More
"I always endorse the Democrats."
-Senator Chuck Schumer, at an event on July 19 with Comptroller Bill Thompson, on whether he'd endorse Mr. Thompson in the mayor's race
Chuck Schumer is the most powerful Democrat in New York, a senior member of the Senate Democratic leadership, and maybe, according to some people, but Read More
