Good Pataki, Bad Pataki

Yes, George put on a very good I'm-not-sure-I'm-running-for-president-but-here's-my 28-point-plan-for-fixing-Iraq show on CNN. But any traction gained is slowly being eroded by bad stories about you Lib.

The Ithaca Journal's Jay Gallagher wrote:

(New NY Gov.) "Spitzer also said his wife, Silda Wall, won't take any paying job while he is governor. The future First Lady has for a decade run a non-profit organization that helps children volunteer their time and money to help poorer children.

That of course is in stark contrast to the current First Lady, Libby Pataki, who made hundreds of thousands of dollars most years her husband was governor as a consultant to various companies, some of which had ties to wealthy Republicans."

This comes after your "Driving Miss Libby" scandalette and maid-gate.
Tip: Take some of those hundreds of thousands you got and hire a consultant to give you an emergency image makeover.

Pataki Problems

Libby.
Sigh.
Well it's obvious neither you nor George have been listening to me.
First, CBS says only 15 percent, FIFTEEN PERCENT, of New Yorkers believe Georgie would make a good President.
Then there was the Driving Miss Libby scandal. And now... maid-gate. Trust me. I totally get the need to have a staffer drive 100 miles from the manch to your other abode to deliver your dinner.
Voters in Wyoming - not so much. And it's all about them, at least until you get to 1600.
But at this rate, you'll be lucky not to get kicked out of NY.

Patakis, You Ain't Gotta Go Home, But You Gotta Get the Hell Outta Here.

O.K. Miss Libby. Time's up. Mrs. Spitzer's U-Haul is backing up in the driveway of the manch and your husband is dragging his ass when it comes to the next move. You couldn't swing a dead cat during the midterms without hitting Bloomberg, Giuliani, or Clinton - but people are smellin' Georgie-boy's ambivalence.
The New York Sun says

"Mr. Pataki is the only of the four to have opened an office in the early caucus state of Iowa. Unlike Mr. Giuliani, who has managed to stay politically relevant out of office, Mr. Pataki does not have the same impassioned following. Additionally he has many of the same socially liberal positions Mr. Giuliani has, which could be liabilities in the GOP primary."
Alright Libby - you want it? Get to work.

"The Pataki Bloodbath" (NY Post)

First Lady Frontrunners (R)

JUDITH NATHAN GIULIANI
Side Chick turned 3rd wife of Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) New York

Sponge-bathed her way to the alter by nursing Rudy through a prostate cancer scare. (Take note Diana Taylor). If Rudy runs she'll have to spank down the Manhattan socialite hair and make up. Waaaaaaaaaay down.

Pro: Stood by her man.
Con: Some will always consider her a home wrecker.
Tip: Looking a little plastic these days. If Rudy does run plan next "freshening" well in advance so it has time to sag a bit.



CINDY MCCAIN
Wife of U.S. Senator John McCain (R) Arizona

Comes off as quite likable in a grew up rich former vicodin stealer kind of way. Admitted a past pill addiction. Would probably have been better if that hadn't surfaced until after a stint in the White House a la Betty Ford and Pat Nixon. But hey better to fess up if you're about to get outed. And America loves a good I'm so sorry I was getting blunted story. It was the pressure. Gets extra points for having the magic number of kids- 4.( plus the 2 girls 2 boys bonus).

PRO: Gives good political spouse hair, makeup, and clothes.
CON: Why was she stealing drugs when her family is rich?
TIP: A little Mary Tyler Moore going on with your hair flippage. Spank down.


LIBBY PATAKI
Wife of Gov. George Pataki (R) New York

Looks great for having been married a bazillion years. Has the political optimum number of kids - 4. Big on women's issues. Sick women. Women catching beat downs. Admirable. Appealingly cute without being threateningly glamorous.

Pro: Seems the most normal of all the potentials.
Con: The rest of the Union distrusts New Yorkers.
Tip: Steer clear of "Driving Miss Libby" scandals in future.


DIANA TAYLOR
Main Chick of Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) New York
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Has a butt-load of Ivy league degrees. An investment banker (like daddy). State banking superintendent. Lawyer. Doctor. Indian chief. Got it. Diana's independent. Now here's the next career goal. Get Bloomy to say "I do". Yes, it was easier for Judi. Rudy was broke and sick. Bloomy is rich and healthy except for a touch of fever. But it can be done.

Pro: Smart.Accomplished. Has stuck with Bloomberg so long that if he decides to make a run for 1600 Penn. Ave. he'll have no choice but to marry her.
Con: Still only a main chick. Not wife. Fine in New York. Isn't kosher in Colorado.
Tip: Put snooty Manhattan pseudo-friends like Anna Wintour on mute. Voters live in Paducha not Paris. Un-butchify hair and hang in there.