Posted on 08/26/2007 6:51:38 PM PDT by neverdem
ALBANY, Aug. 23 — Acknowledging his problems navigating the turbulent waters of Albany, Gov. Eliot Spitzer in recent weeks has reached out to a diverse group of prominent figures for advice in putting his scandal-marred administration back on course.
Members of the informal group, who come from a wide range of professional and political backgrounds, include Robert E. Rubin, the treasury secretary under President Clinton; Jerry Speyer, a real estate developer who has advised governors since Hugh L. Carey; and Abraham M. Lackman, a Republican and former top aide to the governor’s chief political rival, the Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno.
Seeking help from outside advisers is something of a departure for Mr. Spitzer, who during two terms as attorney general and as governor has relied on the same close-knit circle of aides, among them Richard Baum, his secretary; Darren Dopp, his communications director; and David Nocenti, his counsel.
His new strategy reflects, in part, Mr. Spitzer’s recognition that his aggressive approach to the Legislature has been less than effective and has created dissension, some of his new advisers said. “He has a very good sense of his missteps so far — not that it would take a genius to see that — and how he has to change,” said Mr. Rubin, who met with the governor over breakfast recently, along with Mr. Speyer.
But Mr. Spitzer’s hand may also have been forced by scandal: His discussions with the outside advisers began shortly after the release of a report by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo last month that said some of Mr. Spitzer’s closest aides had misused the State Police in an attempt to discredit Mr. Bruno.
Both Mr. Baum and Mr. Dopp have been implicated in the scheme. Mr. Dopp has been suspended; Mr. Baum has said he...
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Not to worry. Spitzer is an unstable ragaholic and will inevitably show his hateful thug behavior again, as surely as the sun rises in the east.
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Eliot “Mr. Personality” Spitzer needs an Extreme Makeover, if he still wants to be Pres. Hillary’s AG.
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Spitler is a corrupt totalitarian who should be in jail, not in public office.
I think Spitzer and Caddilac Duval must belong to the same dumbass club.
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