Weiner laid out the rationale for his mayoral candidacy in
a DN OpEd, and also said: «(I) f some citizens want to ask me questions about my private failings rather than public policy, I understand.»
The mayor, who endorsed Cuomo for governor last year, opened
a DN OpEd this morning by praising him for taking on the «challenge» of trying to move the state into a new fiscally responsible era.
WFP Executive Director Dan Cantor said the decision was unanimous and was made in the interest of heeding Cuomo's call for «shared sacrifice» (made in a recent
DN OpEd) to get the state out of its fiscal morass.
Sliwa has been agitating against the AG for some time, handing out fliers at a recent Cuomo fundraiser that blamed him for the mortgage crisis and writing
a DN OpEd about how he supported Mario Cuomo but «wont be fooled again.»
Former Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold, half of the McCain - Feingold sponsorship duo, calls in
a DN OpEd for Cuomo to «lead the charge» against Citizens United by enacting a state - based public campaign finance system.