Manhattan Adult Entertainment: NY governor abandons bid for full, 4-year term
Raising his right hand beside his wife, Michelle, he told a crowded press room: “I give you this personal oath. I have never abused my office. Not now, not ever. I believe that when the facts are reviewed, the truth will prevail.”
While politicians from both parties wouldn’t say the governor should resign because of the scandal, the city’s leading tabloids called for his ouster in front-page editorials Friday.
“Time to go, Dave,” the New York Post said in its headline. The New York Daily News said that Paterson had “demeaned his high office” and was not trustworthy.
Paterson insisted that he would not resign and pledged to serve out his term “fighting for the state of New York.”
Paterson took office amid the prostitution scandal that ended fellow Democrat Eliot Spitzer’s term, defiantly introducing himself to legislators at his swearing in, declaring: “I am David Paterson and I am the governor of New York!”