Governor Paterson, who has just a few more weeks until he leaves, was on the radio this morning and he discussed his successor, Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo, "He's doing all the right things. He's saying all the right things. But I don't think one person can change the way government works right now." He added, "Before everybody starts blaming him the way they blame me, I want everybody to stop before this governor comes into office and assess what is actually the capacity." more ›

Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver accused Paterson of dragging his feet with the budget (gee, ya think?) because he's worried he'll be a lame duck when it goes through. He said at an Alliance for Downtown New York meeting, "Some have suggested that, given that his remaining time in office is running out, the governor's unwilling to do a budget now for fear that he will become irrelevant in the public arena." Though he later specified that this is just what "some people think," he said, "I'm meeting with [Paterson] today in an attempt to break an impasse and trying to move forward in the budget process." So he does admit it...a bit! more ›

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Is Mayor Bloomberg tired of being called a lame duck? A source says the billionaire may consider asking that term limits be revised so he could run for a third time. more ›