so he becomes gov by fluke, makes a hash of the job, but thinks that he is a PLAYER. He is asked to leave, not sit for reelection, by the people who run the state and the national party, and he REFUSSES.
OOOPS.
NY is a big state with big problems, they need a real governor, and they shall have one.
Quote:Updated, 7:40 p.m. | Gov. David A. Paterson said late Thursday that he would continue with his election bid, despite calls for him to suspend or end his campaign in the wake of reports that he and the State Police intervened in a domestic-assault case against a senior aide. But he said he would seek the opinions of other elected officials before deciding his long-term future.
“I am not suspending my campaign, but I am talking to a number of elected officials around the state, as I would, fellow Democrats, to get their opinion,” he said at a brief press availability in Manhattan. He would not answer specific questions about the case, saying it is under investigation.
At the end, he said: “I have no plans to step down
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/congressman-urges-paterson-to-step-aside/?hp
Obama and the Clintons tag teamed on this one.