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“Paterson pours on the whine”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, December 17, 2010 He’s really Governor Whiney now. You’d think that David Paterson would express some appreciation — perhaps even a little relief — as he screeches to the end of his brief and accidental governorship. Appreciation because no one ever seriously thought of him as [...]
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“The ‘Crazy Carl factor”, Ellis Henican Column, amNewYork, September 17, 2010 The “degenerative idiot” is backing the “racist, homophobic…misogynist.” That’s what passes for bipartisanship in this year’s governor’s race. Party hardly matters anymore. Since Buffalo rich guy Carl Paladino came out to play, everybody’s been trashing everybody else. “Degenerative idiot” is the charming phrase former [...]
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“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 [...]
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“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. [...]
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“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 [...]
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