Common Cause Calls On Paterson To Resign

ALBANY, N.Y. — A group that promotes accountability in government and had supported New York Gov. David Paterson is now calling for his resignation.

Common Cause Executive Director Susan Lerner said Friday that Paterson is unable to fully focus on the state's fiscal crisis because he's ensnared in two scandals that threaten his job.

Lerner says that Paterson deserves due process but that the state budget and deficit require full attention.

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether Paterson illegally contacted a woman who had accused a top aide of domestic violence. The state's ethics commission has charged Paterson with violating a gift ban.

A Paterson spokesman says the governor is working on budget issues despite the scandals. He met with legislative leaders this week.

Comments

[messy]

09:25 AM on 03/06/2010

Ravitch and Cuomo have met to discuss the transition. It's inevitiable.

[Balzac]

01:32 PM on 03/07/2010

It's not inevitable.

[glorialovelace]

08:35 AM on 03/06/2010

Interesting that Common Cause is so willing to put aside "due process." Shame on them.

[ssfahrer]

05:42 PM on 03/06/2010

Patterson's major problem is that he can't see what he's doing to New York State. Literally. He's clearly set blind people back at least 50 years. He's so bad that I'll never trust a blind man in ANY position where he/she can implement any kind of Government policy-- because he may think he's signing one thing into law and winds up really signing something else since his aides, etc. can deliberately confuse him and that policy decider wouldn't know the difference! (Note that Patterson's AIDES have been the source of most of his problems-- as well as his possible interference for them.)