OUT OF GUV RACE, WHAT’S NEXT FOR LEVY

“Steve Levy gives up the ghost” Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, August 1, 2010 
Steve Levy is lucky he has such high self-esteem.
Otherwise, he’d be feeling pretty bummed this weekend. Nothing is turning out like the Suffolk County executive planned.
State Republican leaders were certain to pick him as their inside candidate for governor. Only they didn’t.
Then, he was [...]

AND ON THE 7TH DAY HE QUIT

 “Paterson Election Campaign? That Was Quick”, Ellis Henican Column, Newsday, February  27, 2010
 
That was quick.
 
After a short and exhausting campaign, Gov. David A. Paterson finally accepted what had been obvious to everyone but him: He really couldn’t run for election and also run the state. Neither had been going very smoothly.
 
The question now is whether [...]

Will He Or Won’t He? Rudy’s Time to Decide

“Who’s in Rudy’s Mirror?” Ellis Henican column, am/New York, p. 4,July 31, 2009
Pretty soon, Rudy Giuliani will have to look in mirror and decide who’s looking back.
Is it a used-to-be mayor of New York with a lucrative consulting business?
Or is it a pumped-up Republican leader for today, beginning another run for public office?
It’s Rudy’s choice [...]