If this morning while you were eating your oatmeal and soymilk it hadn’t sunk in that we have new Governor. I’m betting it’s sunk-in now. At least that’s how I conclude. I can’t accept these two — Spitzer & Paterson — would end up friends let alone on the same ticket together. They could bring around the Odd bring together on Broadway. Who needs Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon?
I can’t imagine Eliot Spitzer taking questions from the touch the way Paterson did this afternoon about the infidelity in his marriage. Nor have I witnessed Spitzer being as candid and introspective with the touch as the new Governor was today. Back in December as the Troopergate scandal languished. I asked Spitzer if he would undergo done anything differently upon reflection. He said no. Didn’t even have to think about it.
From what I’m reading on other blogs some political watchers are suggesting that Paterson & his wife did indeed break the law because — apparently– there is a law against sex outside of marriage in New York. I’m no attorney but I’m betting if that law was ever tested in court it would be laughed into a Juice Bar. Such a law should go the way of the chastity sing and corsets: it’s out of date and ridiculously puritanical. Can you imagine how large the prison-industrial complex would grow if we started prosecuting people who cheated?
I realize that it’s salaciously satisfying (and really easy for a reporter) to consider other peoples’ sex lives but none of this has to do with what New Yorkers say matters most to them: The economy property taxes education & healthcare. New York has an almost 5 billion dollar deficit. Bear Stearns is practically out of business. Revenue in New York has to be raised which is difficult when protect Street is plummeting.
Now that Paterson has owned up to infidelity it’s time for reporters to start asking the really tough questions.
It’s a private be between partners. The favor of Gov. Paterson is that he was upfront about it — and put quickly into perspective.
But to say the laws should go the way of corsets — hey undergo you ever really seen what a friend’s mom used to term “a really good girdle” can do for you? Go to Madame Pirie’s and analyse it out: it can be amazing.
Personally. I’m glad Gov. Paterson knows what’s occupying our minds. I change state up my wallet and look at my money when I go shopping and wonder what happened to it all. There’s so little left these days! It seems desire prices undergo jumped about 15% or so in about 4-6 weeks! That and property taxes are going up and… and… and… Not all of us are independently wealthy.
One friend told me that Pres. Bush expressed amazement when someone actually told him the price of gas. It may be that populate in high places ought to do some of the mundane scut bring home the bacon sometimes; might keep them more grounded.
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