Caroline Part III: Gov. David Patterson Continues to Make An Ass of Himself

Was she pushed? Did she voluntarily withdraw? Did she have a "nanny-taxes" problem? Who knows? What we do know is that Gov. Patterson has utterly humiliated a national icon, for no good reason, and seems set after two long months to appoint a senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, who is sure to face a primary challenge from downstate liberals in 2010.

Gov. Patterson is finished as a politician, pure and simple. And NY has lost what could have been a great senator.

Things are looking up for the NY GOP in 2010.