New York State is upside down and backwards; high taxes and low performance.

Their problem is not me and the Democrats; their problem is themselves. Who are they? Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life, pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if that's who they are and they're the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of New York.

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

I believe we need to attract a new generation of the best and brightest to public service and I believe that government can be a source of inspiration, not degradation.

I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet.

The essential job of government is to facilitate, not frustrate, job development

There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty