Governor Paterson didn’t say “state.” He said “city.”

I’m not that much in the mood for politics today – I’m in a weird headspace – but the LA Times blog got it wrong.  Paterson said that it was “We probably have the worst tragedy. And senseless crime in this history of this city.”  Not the state.  I’ve watched the video at the link above, and he said ‘city.’  I haven’t found a video embed, but that’s what he said.

Which is a significant difference.

Crossposted to RedState.

If this is how NY liberals are feeling, we’re going to have fun in 2010.

Wow.  I haven’t commented about Maureen Dowd in ages.  There’s this entire nostalgia vibe going on here.

For those who don’t feel like risking the SAN/Intelligence loss that can come from reading one of Dowd’s columns, let me summarize: I like Blagojevich more than I like Paterson, because Blagojevich is clearly insane – do you hear that, Illinois voters? Insane – and Paterson did my friend Marquise Caroline Kennedy-Schlossberg wrong by not picking her right away.  That let the awful, awful Clintons destroy the chances for the best choice for the NY Senate, and never mind all those Republicans out there who were revving their chainsaws and grinning evilly.  I hope that they primary that gun-loving, bailout hating Gillibrand – and that they primary that adulterous, drug-using governor, too!  That’ll show ’em.

OK, I may have added a little subtext there, but really: the title is “Whose Governor is wackier?” and everything (via Hot Air Headlines).  That tells you something right there. Continue reading If this is how NY liberals are feeling, we’re going to have fun in 2010.