On CNN, Wolf Blitzer just asked former Gov. George Pataki about the matter of state troopers' constant presence with governors and what may have happened in this case.
"I don't understand that," Pataki replied, recalling now the police were "always nearby" when he was governor. "That's something for others to answer."
"Today was a sad day but a necessary day and now we move forward," Pataki said. "This is a tragedy."
He said he was shocked, and spoke of incoming Gov. David Paterson as "a person of intellect and integrity."