New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance. The New York State government was at one time a national model. Now, unfortunately, it's a national disgrace. Sometimes, the corruption in Albany could even make Boss Tweed blush.

I've been not only articulating the dissatisfaction with Albany, I've been acting on it. I've been very aggressive in bringing public integrity cases and public corruption cases and bringing cases against sitting legislators

Lesson from Pataki's success is: Use the political moment.

Lesson 1 from Spitzer: Don't alienate the legislature on Day 1.

The need to understand prescription information can literally be a matter of life and death.

Anyone who says there is not a change in weather patterns is denying reality.

Flooding damage is not customary for New York, especially downstate.