New York's New Governor May Get Steamrolled by "Professional Predators" in State Legislature

The problem isn't that he is black or that he is blind but about the very reason mainstream news held up as a good reason for Spitzer to resign and for Americans to resign themselves to another Democratic governor being forced from office (and possible indicted for minor crimes for which most people would never see charges)-- he's a nice guy, maybe too nice to be a governor of New York.

Excerpt Time Magazine report at Yahoo News  "The Man Who May Succeed Spitzer":

Paterson's personal charms are not in question, but he faces massive political challenges. He would inherit a budget gap of more than $4 billion, a sagging economy and an atmosphere beset by partisan gridlock. His temperament suited the state legislature, where he supported stem-cell research and alternative energy and championed female-and-minority-owned businesses. Will it play as well in the chief executive's seat? "David Paterson is going to be overwhelmed. He's never had any executive experience whatsoever," says Wayne Barrett, who reports on state politics for the Village Voice. "He's an incredibly congenial guy, and a very bright guy, but I think this is going to be just an enormous challenge for him." Paterson is a "get-along, go-along guy," adds Barrett, who says his Republican opponents - despite their affection for Paterson - are "professional predators. And they're just going to roll over him." 

Remember how one of the reasons mainstream gave for Americans focusing on Spitzer's minor crimes was that he wasn't a "nice guy" and used that "steamroller" quote.

And distracted by the hooker connection people just let all the inconsistencies of the case for Spitzer being forced from office slide.  

Not a nice little push over?  Aggressive as AG?

Gee, if you want a nice little pansy investigating businesses who are stealing millions from Americans by all means get a Republican. 

But, we Californians have taken a lot of flack because of our bonehead moves in the realm of governorships.   It's nice to know the New Yorkers aren't as smart as many people give them credit with being.   Spitzer appears to have resigned only because he couldn't count on his party to support him in the legislature, and that must have developed because too few New Yorkers pushed their representatives to stand up for the governor who had done so much for them and for the rest of us. 

Yep, New Yorkers are a bunch of wusses.

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