Gov. Paterson, State Money and Now The Clinton Campaign

There is nothing wrong with New York's Lt. Gov. Paterson traveling to South Carolina to support and campaign for fellow Democrat and New Yorker Hillary Clinton. After all, one would expect that sort of support to happen, and perhaps a little give back to Paterson if she should become successful in her bid for the White House.

The trip was in 2007, well ahead of the primaries and consisted of laying ground work for her primary campaign there.

And, while out of town, why not take your girlfriend along with you, those nights in a hotel room can be long and lonely. Never mind that he stated publicly that all those affairs and girlfriends were years ago when he and his wife were separated, we can forgive him of that little indiscretion, certainly.

Here is the part that is unforgivable, the entire trip to South Carolina including the hotel bill where he and $150,000.00 a year Lila Kriton stayed, albeit separate rooms, was billed to the taxpayers of New York.

I am absolutely positive that the Clinton campaign had no knowledge of how Paterson paid for his trip, and there would be no reason for them to know. I am not tying his improprieties to her campaign at all. However, the story itself ties his wrong doings to her campaign and it is negative press she does not need at this point.

When Paterson's spoke person was asked about the incident, he was at a loss for an explanation.

Read on . . . Now we enter into a new category of mis-appropriated funds. We are no longer talking about campaign funds, that are covered by vague and misleading NY State Election Laws, we are now talking of mis-appropriated STATE FUNDS.

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The rumor mill in Albany's state house says that the Democrats are going to ask Paterson to resign, that is a RUMOR and not fact. It does come to me from a reliable source, but is not official in any way.

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Officials from the state Board of Election have stated that they have not received any official complaints, and one would be needed for an investigation to be conducted.

George Winner, Republican State Senator and Charmian of the Investigations Committee has stated that Republican lawmakers have NOT discussed the possibility of investigating Gov. Paterson's use of campaign money.

And why not? State lawmakers are afraid to put Paterson's campaign finances under a microscope, for fear that the same microscope would also look at their committees finances. Microscopes tend to be non-partisan in nature.

However, with several real allegations (see this story) of mis-appropriated of state funds, perhaps now an inquiry could be stared.