she’s just given power
Posted on 08/05/2021 1:25:09 PM PDT by algore
The woman who would replace Andrew Cuomo in the event that he is impeached or stands down, which is becoming increasingly likely, is Lieutenant Kathy Hochul, the granddaughter of Irish immigrants who was handpicked by the embattled governor and has now turned against him.
Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, 62, would become the first female governor in New York's history if she replaces Cuomo.
Throughout the pandemic, she has taken a quiet backseat to her boss's very public profile after being cherry-picked by him in 2014.
She won another political role in 2011 by replacing Rep. Chris Lee, her married male colleague who was caught soliciting women for sex on Craigslist.
Hochul was only in his seat for a year before being replaced. Previously, she ran upstate as a more conservative candidate and was once endorsed by the NRA.
In 2007, when she was the Erie County Clerk, she went against the then Governor Elliot Spitzer's effort to give all undocumented migrants driver's licenses.
She was endorsed again in 2012, when running against Chris Collins, but she lost that election.
Hochul was chosen by Cuomo in 2014, replacing former Lieutenant Gov. Lieutenant-Governor Robert Duff, and was re-elected along with Cuomo in 2018.
Her husband is William J. Hochul Jr, a prosecutor of 23 years whose convictions include those of the Lackwanna Six - six American men who joined al-Qaeda.
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wow
doesnt even have to get elected
she’s just given power
every woman’s dream
I think I have heard this story before, somewhere,
Somehow I think Dems were involved and it involved the same kind of messy interactions, but I just can’t quite put my finger on it...
she’s just given power
It will be interesting to see how she does. It will be an epic battle between her and the AG, the race card will be flying all over the place.
Maybe she’ll repeal the unconstitutional Safe Act.
AHA!! The plot thickens......
That means absolutely nothing.
If I recall, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was once endorsed by the NRA. As was Harry Reid.
Yeah, imagine the fight between her and Cruilla
I’m not sure Cuomo is a slam dunk to be convicted if he is impeached. It’s the state senators plus 7 judges who vote, all of the judges were appointed by Cuomo. And they need 46/69 to convict.
Honestly, Hochul is about the best NY can do.
Spitzer was a gutless wimp who resigned.
Any Dem worth his bona fides would fight to the end.
Go CUOMO Go
Hochul has risen up the Democrat ranks by simply being inoffensive to everyone.
She started as a small-town board member in upstate NY. She seems to rise higher every time a corrupt/perverted NY Governor bites the dust. Cuomo picked her as Lt. Governor because the downstate politicians always try and throw a bone to the rubes in Upstate, and Hochul fit the bill.
From her roots, she’s certainly not a radical, but I have no doubt the Democrat Party downstate will eventually push her to be more radical, or replace her entirely.
When she represented a conservative congressional district district she was for gun rights. When they offered her Hillary's vacated senate seat and told her she'd have to recant everything she had previously (purportedly) believed in, she said "okay, where do I sign!" Now according to her, "the NRA is the worst organization in the world!"
It's always funny to watch 'rats do a 180 like that. Al Gore did the same thing on abortion.
The best we can do?
Then NYS is screwed.
Makes me sick. But it is not just rats. Think back to Gerald Ford becoming president and “moving to represent the entire country” which meant he began supporting ERA instead of opposing.
Think of Jeb Bush “moving to the center.”
Think of John McCain “moving to the center.”
Think of Willard Romney “moving to the center.”
Think of the disappointing governor of Georgia.
At least we won’t have a horny Italian fondling all the women. At best, NYS is screwed anyway.
She’s a Democrat, so I’m not impressed already.
She grew up in Hamburg NY .
A very conservative small village .
My Aunt knew her and family .
She warned she was a snake and a lawyer educated in DC .
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