Whether Pataki makes good on his veto threat or not, the threat alone is a way to show Republicans in Washington he's no pushover for labor. During his last re-election campaign, he was heavily criticized for giving away the store to many unions. He'll never even be considered for national office if that impression sticks.
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Pataki is the governor of New York, after all, and an unannounced candidate for president. If he's out of commission for a week or more, people will want to know why, even if the details make them squeamish.
The Conservative Party on Wednesday hosted a fund-raising dinner in Manhattan, attended by Gov. Pataki and Rep. Lazio. Giuliani was not invited. He's never been endorsed by the Conservative Party, ... He goes to the Liberal Party's dinners.
This is another clear signal that George Pataki is positioning himself on the national stage to run for president.
Giuliani and Pataki are winners in a Democratic state, and that gives them electoral credibility. If they say this is the candidate, other Republicans will fall into line.
Real-world Democrats are most terrified of a George Pataki or Arnold Schwarzenegger as the nominee - a pro-choice moderate Republican who can galvanize the country, ... What we try to do is reflect common ground that most viewers can relate to.
Now we have proof and evidence that these authorities have been used as cash cows and patronage mills by the Pataki administration,
It was a moment on the national stage for Pataki. And he can say that when an out-of-control, liberal union tried to shut down New York, he took a firm line.
Pataki might think ethanol will win him farm votes in Iowa. But when he's carrying the weight of his liberal views on abortion and gay rights, a boutique tax cut for alternative fuels won't put much in Pataki's tank for a presidential race.
Three years ago Senator Dan Inouye and I traveled to Ground Zero shortly after the 9.11 attacks. Governor Pataki and Mayor Giuliani met us and brought us up the river to the site. It was a sad and terrible sight, but it was also a proving ground of American strength, courage, and resolve.
In all probability she will be our candidate. When we screened in December for whom to recommend to Governor Pataki that he appoint to the position, we planned that that person would be our candidate in November.
No governor has fought harder for New York's children than Gov. Pataki.
He's put tens of millions of dollars on the air trying to persuade people that he's a nonpartisan kind of guy. But when you support George W. Bush, when you support a conservative Republican Congress, when you support George Pataki -- all of whose policies have been hurting this city, all 8.1 million of us -- he is in no way a Democrat.
made generous campaign contributions to Pataki.
Since 1995, Governor Pataki has said he wanted the Port Authority to return to its core mission of transportation,
We are aware of the concerns of Mr. Wilson and Gov. Pataki. In the months ahead, we'll be spending a great deal of time with our clubs, ensuring the extended collective bargaining agreement and the related revenue-sharing arrangements work for all 32 teams.