One day after taking office, Gov. David A. Paterson held a noontime news conference to discuss news reports that he and his wife, Michelle Paige Paterson, had extramarital affairs during a strain in their marriage, which began in 1992. He acknowledged having affairs with "a number of women," including one state employee, "several years ago," but that the relationships were over and that he and his wife had repaired their marriage.
With his wife standing by his side, the new governor expressed regret for past mistakes but said he was coming forward to clear the air and avoid any "innuendo" or speculation that might arise. "I didn't break the law," he said, toward the end of his news conference, at the State Capitol in Albany. "I didn't violate an oath. I didn't use knowingly campaign funds. I didn't use state funds at all. I know that. I don't think institutionally there were any violations here. However, the public wants to know who its elected officials are, and sometimes, even though you are human and you are someone that just has feelings and has faults, there comes a time, perhaps, when you have to tell the public."
With cops like these, Wall Street is destined to go to dogs.
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