why this conversation would take two hrs. “We don’t want you to run for Gov.”
To bad, I am running.
1 hr 58min left.

by even his own side! Yayyy for overreaching—it’s certainly something that the Dems, when in power, never can restrain themselves from doing. Obama, however, puts a whole new spin on that concept. Apparently there is no one in this country, or world, that Obama doesn’t feel compelled to order around like just so many lowly flunkies.

Except for the Tyrants Club, of course. Those guys are off limits from his meddling.

the process with replacing Kennedy, now this. If these 2 things aren’t proof he’s a Chavez wanna-be, I don’t know what is. Well, there is taking over the banks and 2 car companys…

I’ll just speculate here that the reason the meeting took two hours is that Obama offered Patterson some lucrative position if he agreed to ‘step down’. You know, “pay to play’ kind of tactics….. win/win for everyone…. except of course the American public and New York State taxpayers that are being driven out of their homes by unsustainable taxes.

We also should all remember the situation with Caroline Kennedy and her desire for the Senate seat that Hillary left. Patterson said no to the appointment, upsetting (Oh no) the Kennedy mafia and Obama who wanted her as well. Don’t P.ss off these people, they’ll get you……

“One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.”
Plato

The Democrat Party used to have to tip-toe whenever it tried to throw unelectable black politicians under the bus, but no longer. They now have the ultimate referee in all issues of race.

If it’s leaked that Obama wants the person out of the way, it can no longer be racist.

Democrats can now do whatever it takes to get Paterson out of the way without upsetting the black base.

The Democrats will make sure Paterson loses that primary, they’re much better at doing what it takes to consolidate power. Republicans will keep a rotting politician on until he loses like Ted Stevens or Don Young.

And the old. And the morally challenged. Heh.

Michael Steele is calling both BO and the silent “black leaders” on this one. See here. And yes, I’m shameless.

I am hoping Patterson uses the race card in this issue as well, and causes a nasty, bitter, drawn-out primary in which he eeks out a victory.

Not only will that ensure a GOP victory in the Governor’s race, but it will hurt the Dems down ballot as well in the State Legislature as well, assuring that the GOP has 2 of the 3 seats at the table when they sit down to re-draw New York’s congressional district lines in 2011.

Statehouse control is so critically important in states with many congressional districts with the lines being drawn by politicians (ie: Florida, New York, Texas).

Will they actually be brave enough to do the same thing to the likes of Chris Dodd, or even Harry Reid when the time comes?

in writing.

hint, hint

Comedy gold from the RNC chairman, cheekily borrowing Alinsky Rule 4 to rub the left’s face in its own bottom-feeding racial demagoguery. His argument’s absurd, of course, and deliberately so: Imagine believing that Obama hates black people … when we all know it’s blind people that he really hates.

Paterson responded this afternoon to the The One’s nudge by kinda sorta telling him to get bent. Exit question: Is Paterson racist?

Poor Governor Paterson – none of his friends have faith in him!  He finds himself all alone!  And since he can’t see, the dems feel free to throw him under the bus and leave no witness, LOL. 

To be fair, I can’t blame anyone for giving him a vote of no-confidence.

Poor Governor Paterson – none of his friends have faith in him!  He finds himself all alone!  And since he can’t see, the dems feel free to throw him under the bus and leave no witness, LOL. 

To be fair, I can’t blame anyone for giving him a vote of no-confidence.

Obama has already injected himself into keeping Gillibrand primary free

I find it shocking that they would have someone inside his inner circle release this to the press. The Kennedy clan hates Cuomo so you have to wonder how they feel tonight too ( they are not please with Patterson either)?

One has to wonder why he injected himself here when Gov of MA has just as much backage?

that therewas a state legislaor that was running orasking for Hillary’s Sen seat.
And he was squelched and toldto back off by the WH iirc. Anyoneelse recall that?
Also, Maybe Spitzer is back in the limelight. Wasn’t he making speeches last week or so?

You guys are missing the point. Paterson will never survive a primary. Cuomo will be the nominee. The whole thing was unnecessary. The President and his adm are control freaks. They want to make sure they control all nominations and then can demand loyalty. By telling Paterson to get out of the race, they can go to Cuomo, when he wins, and tell him that they were responsible for it and that he’d better toe the line.

Rush just reminded me Paterson was the one who made the infamous quote, on the occasion of Limbaugh officially vacating NYC, to the effect that had he known his tax policies would have that effect, he’d have instituted them sooner.

The man got what he deserved.