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The Paterson administration sounds like a very fragile operation right now. Even as the Kennedy-Gillibrand Senate debacle moves further into the rear view, sources are telling local papers that the state house is in shambles and possibly has been since the resignation of the governor's top aide, Charles O'Byrne. A Democratic leader tells Elizabeth Benjamin of the News, "He refuses to lead, and nobody is empowered enough to set things straight." Another one tells her, "(Paterson) has to demonstrate something he hasn't shown yet—that he can do the job." The Post doesn't talk to anyone much kinder to the governor with a policy expert describing one of his top aides as "insecure, easily rattled, verbally abusive...she's in totally over her head." Fred Dicker of the Post sums it all up by referring to Paterson's staff as "a collection of indecisive bureaucrats whose day-to-day operations are wracked by internal chaos and fraught with divided loyalties."
Paterson Accused of Having No Handle on His Staff
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worst.governor.ever
this should teach the gov not to f* with pinch's girl
It's a mess up there in Albany...it's like the blind leading the blind.
Hey-yo.
Divided loyalties? And I'm sure none of those "loyalties" include the citizens of New York State.
I'm disappointed, but still hoping he'll grow up and lead. Unless he demands bribes on a federally wire-tapped phone line with a bad hairpiece, we are stuck with him for the next few years.
I don't think so. The next gubernatorial election is next year. Trying to run an election campaign would make him even more ineffective in Albany. His approval rating has already taken a nosedive in the last few weeks. Any worse and we're looking at a landslide for whoever runs against him. Less than two years is not a whole lot of time to turn things around, especially considering he's already been on the job close to a year.
When the News or the Post compliments a Democrat, then I listen; when the Times criticizes a Democrat, then I listen. When the News or Post writes yet another article about how a Democratic governor's administration is in shambles -- well, I suppose there are enough dummies out there to keep their sales afloat, but that doesn't mean that Gothamist should join them.
Paterson can't keep an eye on his staff. He needs to keep them under close watch.
Maybe Bloomberg will change his mind about the mayor thing and go for gov.