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Governor George Pataki will
announce he is not running for another term, according to reports. And, along with many others, Gothamist is relieved as Pataki hit the wall in during his third term and seemed more and more unhelpful to New York City's needs. Of course, now this means Pataki will probably pursue a run for the Presidency in 2008, and we're personally not too convinced tall, hulking, kind of charmless guy can go that far in national politics these days, we're not going to think too much about it for now. Bring on Spitzer.
The Observer has an article about "Pataki Inc." - all the interests that have benefited from Pataki's governorship and whether they'll weather his new life.
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I was trying to think of what Pataki's legacy will be as New York governor. Other than bringing back the death penalty (yuck), he hasn't done anything of note (good or bad) during his entire tenure as governor. I suppose there was the slight reform of the Rockefeller drug laws last year, but that's not something he can really take credit for. He's just sort of been....there.
I agree with the comment about him being "charmless" -- does this guy really think he'll be able to compete on a national stage? And now that Bush has been re-elected, his successful career as a Pioneer (or was it Ranger?) is now over as well.
Elliot Spitzer is the Mark Green of statewide politics: he's an annoying, self-promoting nudnik. We have enough of that with Chuck Schumer. We don't need another one.
I hate pataki. This guy does nothing for NYC, one reason metrocards are $2 a ride and $76 for a pass is because this douche doesn't fund the MTA on a state level
The clean water/clean air bond act that he got passed in 1996 will probably be Pataki's great legacy. It truly has done a lot to protect the environment across the state, though why funds from it are being used to repair Grace Church are a mystery to me.
I agree that Pataki has done precious little for New York. How he managed to hang on for 3 terms says everything about the failure and mismanagement of the Democrats.
How this homely hulking cipher could think he could possibly have a chance, as president, is obviously the result of an alcohol-saturated spin-doctors wet dream.
Not to mention the fact that Republicans all over the country hate him more than Democrats in New York do.
i'm not sure, but wasn't the ny state legislature listed as the most inefficient in the country? that sounds like legacy material to me.