LI Rep. Peter King tells the NY Times he's looking at the possibility of a run for governor on the GOP ticket in 2010.
He thinks the party is too timid (reluctant to call for Spitzer's resignation?) and too fragmented: “We have to get our act together as a party. We have to stand for more. We have to come up with an agenda.”
His attributes: Suburban, Irish-American, Catholic, reputation as a maverick, tight with the Clintons, opposed to abortion rights. He's looking at minority status for a while for the House GOP, and the possibility that on the Democratic side there could be a fight for the governor nomination among Paterson, Cuomo and other hopefuls s/a Tom Suozzi.
He sees himself as a strong leader in the mold of D'Amato:
“I just think that a lot of Republicans have become gun-shy. We have to be more outspoken. When Al D’Amato was there, he was outspoken. And when Rudy Giuliani was mayor, he was outspoken. We have to stop playing it safe.”
Comments (1)
go for it