Governor Becomes Irrelevant
"’I think the governor of New York State is a lot better off if he's got two different parties controlling two houses, 'cause then he has leverage,’ [New York City Mayor] Bloomberg said.”
Having the Legislature split means the governor can "negotiate and trade" between the two houses, he said. "If he doesn't have that flexibility, the governor becomes less relevant," Bloomberg said.
What lesson does that observation have for Massachusetts where Democrats have 160 of 200 seats in that state’s legislature? The voters elected Republican governors. They blamed any and all problems on the irrelevant governors where Democrats run the state.
Roy Bercaw, Editor ENOUGH ROOM
Mayor Mike Bloomberg fears for Gov. David Paterson
BY KENNETH LOVETT and ADAM LISBERG
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS
Saturday, October 18th 2008, 12:33 AM
http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/10/17/2008-10-17_mayor_mike_bloomberg_fears_for_gov_david-3.html
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