Albany has been spared from Giuliani for now

According to the New York Times, sources close to Giuliani say that he will not seek the Republican primary for New York Governor. While there is somethings I like about Rudy, there is plenty I disagree with him on. During the 2008 Presidental campaign Rudy's authoritarian/neoconservative streak was too much for my taste. When he implied during the debates that Ron Paul was on the side of the terrorists for his pointing out the fatal flaws in our foreign policy it was the last straw. Granted it didn't surprise me one bit since that is the typical M.O. of the neoconservatives and their supporters when you try to have a "debate" about our foreign policy. However in the same article he has not ruled out if he will run against Gillibrand for the Senate seat or not.

Some may translate this as support for Paterson and I will tell you right now it's not. Paterson as well as Schumer and Gillibrand need to go as well, granted Paterson seemed to have taken his job more seriously than the two that represent New York in the Senate. The fact that Obama and New York Democrats tried to urge him to not to run for a full term makes him look more respectable compared to some of other so-called leaders. Nevertheless Albany is broken and has been for quite a long time but replacing a liberal-moderate statist with a conservative-moderate statist is not the answer.

New York Times Article

Barack Obama has been elected President

Well Obama has done it, he got himself elected President of the United States. As much as I don't like Obama and his very liberal policies I must give the devil his due.

As Obama starts to build his cabinet he should also be prepared that those who disagree with him will be calling him out on every turn. As the Democrats and Liberals did to Bush, the Republicans, Conservatives and Libertarians will do to him and the Democratically controlled Congress. I would hope that with the current economic situation, Obama will realize that it would be very difficult to implament alot of his programs but of course this is just wishful thinking on my part.