Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player?
1. Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R-Brunswick) saying of Gov. Eliot Spitzer dumping his controversial drivers’ license plan: “Ultimately, it took an uprising from within his own party to force him to back down.”
2. Rookie U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri (D-Utica), a foe of the plan, saying: “I give real credit to the governor for coming in and acknowledging that it wasn’t the right time for this.”
3. Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs saying of the issue: “It’s a stigma that will last all the way through the Thanksgiving turkey.”