Politics

New York governor Eliot Spitzer has finally resigned because he put his peepee in some hos, and the state's Lieutenant Governor, David A. Paterson, is poised to take over.

But who is he, exactly? He's known in New York to those who follow politics closely, but to most Americans, he remains a mystery. Fortunately, what we know about him is enough to create a composite that should give you a rough idea.