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

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.

The time has come to return integrity, performance and dignity to New York and make it the Empire State once again.

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

My father was against the death penalty, and that was hard in the Son of Sam summer when fear was driving the desire for the death penalty.

I never thought I would be divorced.

I want to be the candidate placed on the ballot by the people, not the party.