Governors' Play

It's only natural that after the whole Client 9 episode, other governors would feel the need to share their sordid sexual escapades with the public. Here are a couple of things I don't need to know:

Governor-as-of-yesterday David Paterson (Client 9's replacement in Albany) and his wife have had extramarital affairs. During a rough patch in their marriage a few years back, both were known to shack up and take comfort in the kindness of strangers. Seriously, people. Why should I care that they've had marital difficulties? What I DO need to know, however, is how a blind man decides who he's going to hook up with. Where's that information? Time to come clean, David.

Jim "I am a gay American" McGreevey (former governor of New Jersey) and his wife apparently used to have three-ways (and I don't mean the conversational kind) with their driver. So when Jim's wife says she has no idea that he was gay, apparently she's not being altogether truthful. So on Fridays, they'd go to T.G.I. Fridays and then... OK, you know what? I don't need to know what your tacky taste in chain restaurants is. You guys got something against the Olive Garden? Jesus, McGreeveys.

So yes, New York has a new governor. He's black and blind, something that everyone insists on repeating in story after story. OK, I get it. He can't see! He's African-American! Tell me something new about him: Like how he decided what women to hook up with. Is it smell? Touch? Personality? Accident?

Albany is a tough place, Mr. Black & Blind Governor. Don't piss off that Joe Bruno, or he might rearrange your office.