Only if you are, or quickly register as, a democrat
Posted on 03/22/2008 6:52:54 AM PDT by shrinkermd
...It took approximately five minutes for reporters to figure out that one of Paterson’s ex-girlfriends was a $150,000 employee in the governor’s office of — yes! — intergovernmental affairs. This poor woman not only had no warning, she had apparently been happily engaged in putting stickers on other people’s office doors, announcing who was in and who was out.
...This week all sorts of additional Paterson revelations have popped up in the local news media, like a credit card bill for a motel room charged to “constituent services” and mysterious payments to a woman who worked for his office in a mysterious capacity. Then there was Paterson’s memorable description of his attempt to rekindle his marriage with “exciting new things,” like hooking up with Michelle at a neighborhood Days Inn. Coming soon: anniversary dinner at Burger King.
Lucky for Paterson, most of the state still feels that he is way better than what we’re likely to wind up with if we go rummaging through the line of succession looking for someone who never committed adultery. Perhaps at some point all these people we’ve elected will be able to turn their attention to, say, governing
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The conversation on race is only one way.
David Paterson Sexual Affairs Emblematic of Demonrat Politicians?
There, fixed.
Only if you are, or quickly register as, a democrat
I do think Gail Collins humorous take on this issue is part and parcel of an attempt to gloss over not only moral but occupational dereliction of duty.
It seems, like Barack Obama, there are different standards for white and black politicians.
Me too. Humorous sex scandal (that makes Spitzer look like an amateur by comparison), Paterson broke the law.
The only question remains what way Paterson will completely skate: race card or "we need to put the sex scandals behind us for the good (FOFLOL) of NY" thing.
There’s the little matter of thousands of dollars that he hasn’t agreed to pay.
this is about moving infidelity as acceptable to the political class as long as they “look good”
It is ok of bill and hillary have their respective girlfriends as long as they look good together and support abortion, gun control, and surrender military politics
Patterson is getting a free pass because 1 he is black, 2 he is blind.
Paterson will be finished in a month. There is NO way he did NOT violate laws forbiding Offical Misconduct. He was obviously more concerned about the WHERE AND WHEN, then whether it was legal. Please ratmedia don’t try to tell me otherwise.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Let Paterson stay and be used as a CRASH TEST DUMMIE until the next election, and maybe, just maybe, the NY GOP can get one of their own in...Just try and keep the sex scandals to one maybe two at most....
These sleaze bags are starting to make Rudy look like the Pope...
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