Serious stuff from Paterson
(Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times)
Now that David Paterson has shown us he has a lighter side, time to get back to business. Saturday the Associated Press reported this on Paterson:
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Incoming Governor David Paterson says he’d rather not raise taxes to close a more than a more than $4.6 billion budget gap, but he won’t rule out the income tax increase for the wealthiest New Yorkers that the Assembly’s Democratic majority as proposed.
And while Paterson may have a gift for mixing humor and congeniality with business, he said that he has no plans on becoming a victim of Albany’s cut-throat politics. The New York Times ran a particularly nice article on Paterson on Saturday, March 15th:
The first order of business, he said, is trying to get a budget passed by the March 31 deadline; the state faces a shortfall of more than $4 billion, and the Legislature and executive branch are still far from reaching an agreement
“We have a lot of work to do,†he said.
Paterson also demonstrated loyalty when discussing Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama:
Although he is impressed with Mr. Obama, he said, he still believes the New York senator, whom he called a good friend, would make the better president.
(snip)
“I’m very committed to Senator Clinton,†Mr. Paterson said to a group of reporters in the Capitol, The Associated Press reported. “When I sign up to support a candidate, it’s to the end.
Then he hugged Assembly Republican Leader Tedisco and lunched with Bruno. I like that whole kill ‘em with kindness, keep your enemies closer approach.
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