The President of the United States, Barack Obama, is in Harlem tonight to headline a fundraiser for the DNC. So at least for the day, the most powerful Democrat in the state isn't budget-slasher Andrew Cuomo.

Enjoy it while it lasts, New Yorkers.

Via Facebook:

Andrew Cuomo says he won't endorse anyone in Tuesday's five-way Democratic primary in the race to replace him as New York State Attorney General.

NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who is a candidate for Governor of New York, told the Associated Press that he will remain neutral in the Democratic primary for attorney general.

A bit on the terse side, but that may torpedo Nassau's Kathleen Rice in favor of Progressive preference Eric Schneiderman. And that kind of works for me, what with the too-recent Democratic conversion of the former and all that jazz.

Andrew Cuomo is the present Attorney general for the state of New York. He has held this position since the first day of January 2007. He has done reasonably well for himself in this spot. He has avoided any personal scandals recently, and got sympathy from most folks when his high profile marriage to one of the “Kennedy” girls didn’t work out. C’est la vie!

He is the son of a former three-term New York governor (Mario Cuomo-1983 thru 1994), who was the sweetest political speaker before Barack Obama.

Shoot! Mario’s speeches dripped saccharin. He talked about issues. He offered solutions to problems. He talked about social- justice and equality. He talked about poverty and civil rights. He talked about building a shining city on the hill, inclusive of everyone- no matter what race, religion, ethnicity or nationality; but he probably built as many jail cells as school-classrooms for that shining city: during his mediocre tenure. Still, his feel good speeches inspired New Yorkers to vote him into the governor’s mansion three times in a row.  read more »

The Albany Times Union is reporting that, not only will Albany DA David Soares release a report further exonerating members of Eliot Spitzer's staff in the so called "Troopergate" scandal, but he will also criticize Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's initial investigation as well as the "political theater" that dragged his office into a "needless investigation". It's got to be a rather stinging rebuke to the Bruno crew.

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