'If I Knew That Would Be The Result I Would’ve Thought About the Taxes Earlier'

You stay classy, David Paterson. I'm sure the suckers left picking up Rush Limbaugh's tax tab will be thrilled to hear the news.

Mr. Limbaugh also had harsh words for Mr. Paterson, calling his tax increases “stupid,” and, according to The Huffington Post, saying they amounted to “punishing the achievers for the mistakes and the lack of discipline on the part of a bunch of corrupt politicians.”

But while Mr. Limbaugh has been accepting apologies lately – Michael Steele, the Republican national chairman, drew much scorn from Democrats by recanting his description of Mr. Limbaugh as a mere “entertainer” who made incendiary and sometimes ugly remarks – Mr. Paterson said he was hardly sorry to see him go.

“If I knew that would be the result,” he said after a speech Thursday morning in Midtown, “I would’ve thought about the taxes earlier.”

Is it any wonder this guy has a 19% approval rating?