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VIDEOHALLELUJAH!New York Governor Kathy Hochul in her role as the High Priestess of the Branch Covidian Church preaches the liberal gospel. And the message of the liberal gospel is to place your faith in the government. They know what is best for you according to High Priestess Hochul. We also see an example of what Hochul would consider a heretic who does not blindly abide by the Big Government gospel.

In New York state, contrary to gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan, the rent is not too damn high. It's actually too damn low in most places -- and that fact reflects the state's true problems. McMillan created a sensation at this week's gubernatorial debate with his handlebar mustache and his incessant repetition of his slogan about rents being too high. Although McMillan is evasive about his own rent (The Post reported yesterday that he pays $800 a month for a Brooklyn one-bedroom), news accounts and typical "voter in the street" interviews suggest many people approve of McMillan's gripes that rents are...

As he mounts an outrage-filled campaign for governor of New York, Carl P. Paladino has vowed to forcibly rid Albany of the wayward officials and misbehaving bureaucrats who he says have demeaned state government, promising to “take out the trash.” But some of the people whom Mr. Paladino has recruited to run his campaign are plagued by brushes with the law and allegations of misconduct, an examination of public records shows. His campaign manager failed to pay nearly $53,000 in federal taxes over the last few years, prompting the Internal Revenue Service to take action against him. An aide who...

Republican Carl Paladino, aided by a 4 -1 margin among Tea Partiers, trails New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for Governor, 49 - 43 percent among likely voters, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. Only 18 percent of New York State likely voters consider themselves part of the Tea Party movement, but they back Paladino 77 - 18 percent.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP/WCBS 880) — Something stinks in about 200,000 mailboxes around New York — a flier from the new Republican nominee for governor. A garbage-scented mailing by nominee Carl Paladino features the photos of seven Democrats, six of whom have been investigated and two who have resigned in scandal in the past four years. “Something STINKS in Albany,” the mailer says. Paladino spokesman Michael Caputo told The Associated Press on Thursday that the mailer is scented with a “landfill” odor.

Buffalo - Here was Carl Paladino, marching around the state, promising bloody insurrection in Albany - and calling himself heir to the heroic Americans who killed Nazis and Taliban.

- BUSINESS INSIDER UPDATE: The governor's office completely denies any plans to resign, and says "the Times story" will not run tomorrow.

~ EXCERPT ~ ALBANY, N.Y. - National Democratic Party leaders have asked Gov. David Paterson to consider withdrawing from the 2010 governor's race, according to two senior New York Democratic advisers. Both advisers, who are close to the governor, spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak for Paterson. The sources said it was unclear what Paterson would do in response. The New York Times, which originally reported the request on its Web site, said that it was President Barack Obama who asked Paterson to withdraw. The New York...

Former U.S. Congressman Rick Lazio said today that will run for governor of New York. Lazio, a Republican, will make a formal announcement on Sept. 21 in Albany. He will then spend the week traveling around the state, meeting with voters. Lazio, 51, served part of Long Island in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993-2001. In 2000, he unsuccessfully challenged Democrat Hillary Clinton in the race to fill one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats. Lazio is currently a managing director at J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), focusing on client relations and public policy issues. He lives downstate....

Sometimes it seems that Charlie Rangel is the gift that keeps on giving. During the summer and the fall, it seems that the NY Democrat has brand new scandal arise on what seems to be a monthly basis. There was Rangel's favorite Pork project, the $1.95 million federally funded Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service. Then there was that little "thing" with taxes. Charlie admitted that he failed to report $75 Thousand Dollars in taxes. He is Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, he helps create tax law, how the hell does he forget to pay $75...

Gov. Paterson's job performance ratings have crashed thorough the floor, with less than one in five New Yorkers saying he's doing well, a new poll shows. Just 19% of those polled gave him a positive rating, while 78% turned thumbs down, the Siena College poll found. That's down from 51% positive and 45% negative in the same poll just two months ago. How bad have things gone for a governor? New York's first black governor trails Attorney General Andrew Cuomo 55-22% among black voters in a potential 2010 primary. Overall, he would lose to Cuomo 67% to 17%, the poll...

David Paterson was never supposed to be governor of New York. The relief and trepidation in New York share a common source: ...at a time when the state is wrestling with a difficult, multibillion-dollar budget, there are drawbacks to having a new governor who describes his own worst failing as a difficulty in saying “no.” “When I feel I have erred, it’s in that direction — of trying too hard to keep people together and to keep everybody happy, which is not always what should be your first mission in government.” Paterson has had an ambivalent relationship with his disability....

Were Lieutenant Governor David Paterson to assume the governorship, he could find himself quarantined within New York State to avoid ceding power temporarily to Governor Spitzer's arch-rival, the Republican state Senate majority leader, Joseph Bruno. Because of a quirk in the state's constitution, which does not outline a process for replacing a lieutenant governor who becomes governor, executive power would be granted to the Senate majority leader if the acting governor crossed the state line or became incapacitated.

NEW YORK - The New York Times is reporting that Gov. Eliot Spitzer has told senior advisers that he had been involved in a prostitution ring. On its Web site, the newspaper cites an anonymous administration official as the source and says Spitzer was meeting with his top aides. Spitzer officials wouldn't immediately comment on the story to The Associated Press. An announcement was scheduled for 2:15 p.m. at his Manhattan office.

Former Massachusetts Governor William Weld has confirmed that he is seriously considering running for governor of New York in 2006. Weld, a moderate Republican, is relatively unknown to many New Yorkers, but he was born in New York City, raised on Long Island, and returned to the state in 2000. NewsMax.com reported earlier that party elite were wooing Weld, 59, to run for governor if current Republican Governor George Pataki doesn’t seek re-election. Pataki has not disclosed whether he will seek a fourth term. Now Weld has told the New York Times he may run, and is so confident that...

Multimillionaire businessman Tom Golisano has launched his long-awaited $50 million campaign for governor of New York. Golisano, the founder of Paychex, has run twice before as a Perot-style candidate. He is currently running in a primary contesting the Independent Party's official endorsement of New York Republican Gov. George Pataki. New Yorkers are being treated to endless commercials introducing Golisano. But some question his real agenda. One of Golisano's top advisers is Roger Stone, a close friend of and consultant to Donald Trump. Trump strongly opposes Pataki - based not on his record, which has been solid, but on the fact...