Yesterday, Governor Pataki took a few former governors on a tour of the World Trade Center, because if there's any place that needs more politicians, it's Ground Zero. The ex-governors included Massachusetts' Bill Weld, Tennesse's Don Sundquist, South Carolina's David Beasley and Iowa's Terry Brandstand. Well, that doesn't smell like a "before I leave office, let's invite potential allies in a presidential run" stunt at all! Pataki's spokesman said that the group would be talking about "the future of the Republican party." And while Pataki wouldn't discuss whether he's going to throw his hat in the ring for the 2008 race, the AP reports that he did say that it would be "very positive" if former Mayor Rudy Giuliani or Senator Hillary Clinton ran. more ›

Bill Weld's campaign for NY Governor just hit a bit of an ethical problem. The Times reports today that the News section of his website weldfornewyork.org has been playing fast and loose with the facts.

"Campaign aides have significantly altered two newspaper articles on his Web site about his bid for governor, removing all negative phrases about him, like "mini-slump" and "dogged by an investigation," and passages about his political problems."

- Awesome truck photographs from lucky dog on Flickr more ›