Wow – what show it must’ve been in Albany.  We mean, well, unlike the last administration of course.  From Newsday.com:

Beyond the Senate’s surprise power shake-up, much of the insider buzz coming out of Albany involves the perception that chaos reigns on the Capitol’s second floor, the domain of David A. Paterson’s accidental administration.

Republicans and Democrats alike said they were often left wondering in the recent session which aides to the governor were authorized to act and negotiate legislation and other business.

“Paterson’s operation is evolving, like they’re still trying to figure it out,” said a seasoned legislative official whose remarks were typical. “You can’t tell where you can interact in a positive way, who’s where in the firmament. It may be a work in progress. Maybe.”

Following a recent exodus of high-level Eliot Spitzer appointees, the governor today is expected to announce a replacement for operations director and former Spitzer man Paul Francis.
One major post, governor’s counsel, was supposed to be filled in March, shortly after Paterson took charge, by state Supreme Court Justice James Yates. He reconsidered and withdrew. David Nocenti, counsel under Spitzer, agreed to stay longer. Now Nocenti is gone but no permanent replacement is named. And last week came the surprise departure of Bruce Gyory, a former lobbyist hired late in Spitzer’s tenure to repair torn relations with the legislature.

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