Pataki's Speech Lives Another Day
The verdict from most that spoke about Governor Pataki's State of the State Address yesterday was somewhat better than the immediate reaction last night.
The New York Times probably had the most favorable opinion of the speech in Thursday's editorial. The piece does not dispute that this was likely a move by Pataki to position himself as a moderate Republican for the 2008 presidential race. The Times also found a surprising amount of substance from the speech and it is baffling where the editorial staff from the Times found all this substance. There certainly was not much of it during this speech.
Even so, the Times did admit that speech is not the Governor's forte:
His 12th, and presumably last, State of the State address made it clear, once again, that Mr. Pataki is no orator.
Agreed.
In the same vein as the Times comes the editorial from Newsday that paints Pataki's speech with the same strokes. It's almost as if the editorials were written by the same person. An excerpt:
But his elegantly written and earnestly, if not quite eloquently, delivered valedictory laid out a modest agenda that, if enacted, would address some of the problems that remain unsolved during his three terms. And in reaching out to the legislature - which finally found a way to work with him last year to produce the first on-time budget in two decades - Pataki invoked the word "together" 20 times. All good.
And its conclusion:
More relevant and important, however, was how Pataki seemed to recognize that inviting a confrontation with legislative Democrats and Republicans would get nobody anywhere. The proof of his sincerity will be found in his budget, expected out in two weeks, and in how energetically and flexibly he engages with the legislature. While not perfect in pitch or policy, his last speech - one of his better ones - is a good start at having a good year.
The New York Post literally tuned out much of Pataki's speech in its "summary":
"Blah, blah, blah . . . government that works . . . blah, blah, blah . . . empower the people . . . blah, blah, blah and blah, blah . . . unshakable resolve . . . blah, blah, blah . . . totality of our achievements . . . blah, blah, blah.
That was closer to the reality of Pataki's speech than the mountains of substance and plans that the Times and Newsday somehow found.
News Copy brings together various articles and opinions on the speech, doing so now while people still remember that there was a speech from Pataki yesterday.
And unless there's anything else of note, that's about as far as this can go here as well.
The New York Times probably had the most favorable opinion of the speech in Thursday's editorial. The piece does not dispute that this was likely a move by Pataki to position himself as a moderate Republican for the 2008 presidential race. The Times also found a surprising amount of substance from the speech and it is baffling where the editorial staff from the Times found all this substance. There certainly was not much of it during this speech.
Even so, the Times did admit that speech is not the Governor's forte:
His 12th, and presumably last, State of the State address made it clear, once again, that Mr. Pataki is no orator.
Agreed.
In the same vein as the Times comes the editorial from Newsday that paints Pataki's speech with the same strokes. It's almost as if the editorials were written by the same person. An excerpt:
But his elegantly written and earnestly, if not quite eloquently, delivered valedictory laid out a modest agenda that, if enacted, would address some of the problems that remain unsolved during his three terms. And in reaching out to the legislature - which finally found a way to work with him last year to produce the first on-time budget in two decades - Pataki invoked the word "together" 20 times. All good.
And its conclusion:
More relevant and important, however, was how Pataki seemed to recognize that inviting a confrontation with legislative Democrats and Republicans would get nobody anywhere. The proof of his sincerity will be found in his budget, expected out in two weeks, and in how energetically and flexibly he engages with the legislature. While not perfect in pitch or policy, his last speech - one of his better ones - is a good start at having a good year.
The New York Post literally tuned out much of Pataki's speech in its "summary":
"Blah, blah, blah . . . government that works . . . blah, blah, blah . . . empower the people . . . blah, blah, blah and blah, blah . . . unshakable resolve . . . blah, blah, blah . . . totality of our achievements . . . blah, blah, blah.
That was closer to the reality of Pataki's speech than the mountains of substance and plans that the Times and Newsday somehow found.
News Copy brings together various articles and opinions on the speech, doing so now while people still remember that there was a speech from Pataki yesterday.
And unless there's anything else of note, that's about as far as this can go here as well.
posted by Will at 12:08 AM
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