Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player?
1. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver saying in a parting shot at Gov. George Pataki: “In 17 days, we'll have an extreme makeover in this state, and I look forward to it.”
2. Pataki, when asked if last week's negotiations with Silver were probably his last, responding: "Probably? I hope so."
3. Comptroller Alan Hevesi, interviewed about the scandal surrounding him, telling New York Magazine: “Our audits have saved $2.1 billion for the taxpayers.”
