The public budget battle between Gov. Paterson and the Legislature's Democratic leaders tells only half the story: They're fighting like cats and dogs in private as well.If only the public would start hating these people a bit more we might eventually see a functioning government.
Sources in Paterson's office and at the Legislature told The Post of a rising animosity and even hatred between the governor and several of the leaders, as well as bitter divisions among legislative leaders themselves, as they all struggle with a projected $3 billion state budget gap.
"They all hate each other," was how one senior Democratic official, who has frequent contacts with all the parties, put it.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
'They All Hate Each Other'
Looks like there's a civil war in New York Democrat circles. So much for Hopenchange. Sometimes you just have to hope there are no winners.
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