Last night, a friend mentioned that after having seen the Saturday Night Live sketch, she wondered what bad thing Paterson had done to be ridiculed like that. It was an honest question. Most of the time, that kind of satire comes from the need to attack someone who abuses power.
A bunch of people have been asking about what kind of a governor David Paterson actually is. Bill Moyers interviewed him on the budget, and it's worth watching (at least a little of it):
David Paterson on PBBS
My main issue with the budget is the education cuts. (Disclaimer: These cuts affect me directly. Most of my employment is in some way connected to public education.) The public schools are one of those "invest now to spend less later" things; when you cut back on education funding, you end up costing the state a lot more down the road. Same goes for preventative health care, which only Obama and Huckabee even mentioned during the campaign.
I have other qualms about the budget, but the main point that Paterson makes is hard to dispute: namely, that we have to balance the budget, and there's no pain-free way to do it. You can't faul him for being too honest or reasonable. As far as abuse of power goes... well, hey, he hasn't been in office too long. So far, so good.
Makes you wonder why SNL decided to go there.
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