David Paterson Blame Game: Racist New York Rejects Paterson

New Yorkers put a man in the office of Lieutenant Governor, he ascended to the governorship and when his is pppp-poor management tanks the state, he blames a racist media. It's the Governor David Paterson blame-game. It's all about the color of his skin.

David Paterson

There is no "post-racial" period, he says, and the evidence: the only other Black governor, Deval Patrick (D-MA), is also in trouble but this report says Patrick may be an Obama Supreme Court candidate in the future. Nevertheless, according to Paterson, other Black officials do not get a "fair shake."

"The reality is the next victim on the list - and you can see it coming - is President Barack Obama, who did nothing more than trying to reform a health care system."

The problem is all about being Black, apparently. Paterson's approval rating is 18 percent. Even Democrats are critical, and don't cha know, a Republican might win his seat if Paterson doesn't get out of the way. Just like a Dim, there's honor in at least trying:

Paterson said there would be no shame in running next year - and losing.

David A. Paterson became New York's 55th governor when Governor Eliot Spitzer stepped down after metaphorically being listed in a "little black book," albeit a very tony little black book. The Emperor's Club VIP, was allegedly involved in "international prostitution and money-laundering." More than 50 prostitutes and "wealthy male clients," among then the Governor of New York state, Eliot Spitzer:

It was, in many ways, a Jimmy Swaggart moment for New York State: the sloppy fall of a man known for his uprightness, his starched shirts (white shirts every day), and the vigorous adjectives he reserved for those deemed less righteous

So Paterson steps in for Spitzer. What a dream. New York Governor. It doesn't get any better than this, and the next thing you know, Paterson acts like the Democrat he is and gets busy raising taxes. Speculations about the 2010 election are abundant. New York's Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo is a potential candidate and a Quinnipiac poll shows Cuomo besting Paterson by 61 percent to 15%. Kenneth Lovett, the Albany Bureau Chief at Daily News says:

Things are so bad for Paterson, the state's first black governor, that Cuomo leads among registered black Democrats by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.... Democrats by a 52%-38% margin said they don't believe a primary would be divisive and help the GOP in the general election.... A whopping 59% of New Yorkers disapprove of the way Paterson is handling his job, which is actually a 2 point improvement for the governor since June.... Among blacks, 47% disapprove of the job he's doing, while 44% approve. And more than half (53%) of New Yorkers have an unfavorable view of Paterson compared with just 26% who rate him favorably.\By comparison, Cuomo has a 74% job approval rating.

Endearing himself to New Yorkers is Paterson's plan to make it easier it to sign up for Medicaid by eliminating the requirement for fingerprints. Are you laughing up your sleeve right now? I would be but I'm sitting here in my office with no one around, guffawing loudly. Bring on the illegals and the ineligibles. Sign 'em up and...save money??? There's the proposed tax on millionaires and obesity, and plans to cut the education budget. We can clearly see this is all about racism, all about being a Black governor. Nevertheless, in all, he proposed $4 billion in new taxes. Ain't that the American way, these days! New York magazine says David Paterson is the "true legacy of disgraced Governor Eliot Spitzer, and while Spitzer has no choice but to be remembered "for his spectacular demise, now he faces "being remembered for leaving behind an incompetent successor - and this article was written in March 2009:

The disarray of Paterson’s rookie year in office has been creative and ever widening. The one thing the dysfunction isn’t, however, is surprising. Not because of the crushing economic collapse that is overwhelming even the most skilled politicians, or because of the chaotic manner in which Paterson has conducted most of his adult life. Nor because of the physical blindness that makes Paterson dependent on other people for information. No, what makes Paterson’s stumbles as governor predictable, almost inevitable, is the how and why Spitzer picked him to run for lieutenant governor in 2006.

As attorney general, Spitzer had gleefully and successfully bullied opponents, and as governor he was sure to antagonize the deeply entrenched legislative leaders—it wasn’t just his personality but his strategy. However, Spitzer and his advisers knew they needed a way to make nice now and then. They needed a good cop, particularly in dealing with the State Senate and Assembly. “David’s entire career in the State Senate was based on how well he got along with people,” a former Spitzer aide says. “He’s smart, a lot of fun, and everybody liked him."

Paterson also appealed to Spitzer by literally appealing to him. “We didn’t pick Paterson,” another former Spitzer insider says. “He came to us. He really wanted it. We had this little problem with Leecia Eve, and David said, ‘I can fix that for you.’ ” Eve, a lawyer who’d worked for Senator Hillary Clinton, was being heavily promoted for lieutenant governor by Harlem’s Old Guard, and Spitzer didn’t want to appear beholden to them. One of those bosses, however, was Paterson’s father; when Spitzer picked David Paterson, they had little choice but to stand down, somewhat angrily. So New York’s lieutenant governor was chosen because of a petty political annoyance and because he could provide some comic relief. Which was fine as long as Paterson stayed lieutenant governor.

Somewhere the whining must stop. White America doesn't care about skin color. We do care about incompetence and illegality. David Paterson's blame game is inexcusable. He has the honor to govern New Yorkers and what does he do, he labels them racist.