Cuomo ducks the questions.  Stuff like this is fun for him.  The more folks write and talk about whether or not he’s going to challenge Governor Paterson, the more it gins up interest and buzz, and undermines whatever Paterson’s trying to accomplish.  If Andrew Cuomo had his way, this would go on until March 2010!  The truth is, Governor Paterson needs a big news item, and fast, that will let him assert himself again and push Cuomo off the stage.  The Kennedy thing just didn’t work out well for his team at all.   Maybe team Paterson should contrive something – how about renting a copy of Wag the Dog for inspiration.  From the New York Post:

Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday wouldn’t rule out running for governor in 2010, even as he claimed his eyebrow-raising speech at a Conservative Party conference next week has nothing to do with his political ambitions.

Cuomo, speaking on Albany’s Talk1300-AM radio, also refused to say if he thought Gov. Paterson made the right choice in picking upstate Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Senate.

He repeatedly ducked questions on whether he was disappointed that Paterson hadn’t offered him the Senate job, and laughingly said “no” when asked if he was ever going to answer the question.

Read the Rest…