NY Governor steals the show at NJ Breakfast

by: Scott Weingart

Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 06:01:32 PM EDT

Paterson pointed out that John McCain is not merely the same as President Bush. Instead, using an extended analogy to astronomical phenomenon of parallax, Paterson argued that McCain is worse than Bush. The Empire State Governor cited several examples, from taxes to health care, where McCain's position is farther from the American public than Bush's.

Just like the man himself, Paterson speech was phenomenal. Paterson is legally blind, but he does not use braille or large print notes in his speeches. Instead, he has his staff read them to him, and he memorizes them. This morning, his speech drew the most laughs and the loudest applause. If Mark Warner's keynote speech from last night was something of a letdown, Paterson's breakfast astronomy lecture far exceeded the high expectations I had for him.

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Governor Jon Corzine

Joe Cryan, Jon Corzine and Joe Roberts thoroughly enjoyed Paterson's speech.

New York Governor David Paterson