I can well imagine that David Patterson, the former Lieutenant Governor of New York had some soul searching to do when Eliot Spitzer's governorship fell awkwardly and unexpectedly in his lap!



I mean, what is the poor guy to do?

He witnessed the furious demise of his predecessor in the full and unforgiving glare of the media as a result of his promiscuous ways. He knows that he himself has a history of infidelity.

Quite a conundrum for the new, accidental Governor wouldn't you say? Imagine his thoughts…

Do the people know?
Will they find out?
Now that I am in the position of Governor, will one of those women rat me out?
Should I keep quiet and hope for the best?

The decision to "tell all" must have been tough even though Mr. Patterson's dalliances cannot hold a candle to the sexcapades of Mr. Spitzer.

He didn't hire high dollar hookers, transport them across state lines or frequent luxury hotels for his trysts. David Patterson was just a normal guy, having typical affairs with typical women (albeit one was a government employee), in a cheap Quality Hotel. No…nothing to write to the National Enquirer about there.

But…now that he is the Governor of New York, what can we make out of it? Will his public admission save him or will it give the "publicity hounds from hell" cause for chase?

I am betting on the latter! We are humans and we simply cannot let bygones be bygones. We thrive on scandal and simply must have our daily dose of it or we are not content.

I can sympathize with David Patterson and I wish him luck but I do not think that he should rest easy. His decision to tell all may not have been in his best interests.

He confession was vague. He gave us no "who, where, when or why". Instead, he left us with a curious mystery to solve and you just know that we will get to the bottom of it!

What's unfortunate is his lack of clarity as to the funding for his hotel accommodations even if the cost was minuscule in comparison to Eliot Spitzer's little love shack.

SOURCE: Daily News
In an interview with The News yesterday, he admitted that sometime when he was Senate minority leader from November, 2002 through 2006, he apparently used a campaign credit card for a liaison with a woman he wouldn't name at the Quality Hotel (now the Days Inn) on the upper West Side.

"I do remember that there was a time I might have had to use the [campaign] card because my other [personal] card didn't work," he said. He said the stay cost about $100, but didn't recall when it occurred.

Records show the campaign paid a $103.87 Quality Hotel bill on Dec. 20, 2002, listing the expense as "constituent services."

The campaign paid for three other stays at the Quality Hotel, including two in September 2001 and one in September 2003. They were either listed as "office" expenses or "constituent services."

Paterson said he "believed" he'd reimbursed the campaign for the Quality Hotel stay with the woman. The News could find no record of such a repayment.

"If I didn't, I will do it now," he said.

So, Governor, did you or did you not reimburse the campaign card?

"If I didn't, I will do it now,"

Isn't that kind of like shutting the barn door after the horse has gotten out?
Good Luck!

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