Paterson to McCain: You Can't Have Cuomo

What does Governor Paterson say about Senator McCain's desire to appoint New York's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission? You can't have him.

"McCain may want Andrew, but I can tell you Andrew wants Obama. And we in New York want Andrew right here and not in DC," Mr. Paterson said in a statement released this morning by the New York State Democratic Committee.

The Republican presidential nominee, in an interview broadcast last night on "60 Minutes," cited Mr. Cuomo as his choice to replace Christopher Cox, whom he has said he would have fired as SEC chief in the midst of the current crisis in the financial markets.

The office of Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat, last night put out a statement that made no mention of Mr. McCain's comments, instead focusing on his own investigation of short-selling.

Of course, Mr. Paterson may think differently this time next year if Mr. Cuomo decided to challenge him in a race for governor in 2010.

McCain Adviser Schmidt Rips New York Times

by Josh Gerstein
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 at 12:20 PM

During a conference call for reporters just now, a top adviser to Senator McCain's campaign, Steven Schmidt ripped into the New York Times, accusing it of flagrant bias in its coverage of the presidential race.

"Whatever the New York Times once was, it is today not by any standard a journalistic organization," Mr. Schmidt said. "It is a pro-Obama advocacy organization that every day attacks the McCain campaign, attacks Senator Palin�and [is] excusing Senator Obama� �This is an organization that is completely totally 150% in the tank for the Democratic candidate which is their prerogative�It is an organization which has cast aside its journalistic tradition."

We'll seek comment from the Times as soon as the call concludes.

Obama Ad Biden Disowned Aired Only Six Times

by Josh Gerstein
Tue, 23 Sep 2008 at 12:52 PM

An Obama campaign ad which poked fund at Senator McCain over his inability to use computers and was disowned yesterday by the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Senator Biden, aired a grand total of six times, according to a private firm which tracks advertising across the country. "It aired 6 times in the DC market," Evan Tracey of TNS Media Intelligence/CMAG told The New York Sun today.

Mr. Biden drew headlines for his comments in a CBS interview yesterday calling the ad "terrible" and saying he would not have allowed it to air if he knew about it in advance. The ad touched, perhaps inadvertently, on a sensitive subject, namely that Mr. McCain has trouble typing because of injuries he suffered while a prisoner in the Vietnam War.

In a press release on September 12, the Obama campaign said the "out of touch" ad and another spot at the same time "will air on national cable and in key states across the country beginning today." Spokesmen for the Obama campaign did not respond to questions about why the ad barely aired.

It's not clear if the Obama camp pulled the ad down because of objections from Mr. Biden or others. Politico reported last week that the ad was among a series of spots released by both the Obama and McCain campaigns primarily to garner coverage on cable news, while rarely, if ever, airing as a commercial. The Politico article said the spot was not on the air two days after it came out, but was vague about whether the ad ever aired.

Reid to Candidates: Stay Out of Washington

by Russell Berman
Wed, 24 Sep 2008 at 4:

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The Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, is essentially warning the two presidential candidates to stay out of Washington this week. Mr. Reid just put out the following statement responding to Senator McCain's announcement that he was suspending his campaign to return to Capitol Hill and his call to postpone Friday night's debate in Mississippi.

In the statement, the majority says "it would not be helpful at this time" for either candidate to come back to Congress and join in the negotiations over a $700 billion government bailout of the financial markets.

Mr. Reid's full statement after the jump

Mr. Reid's full statement:

"This is a critical time for our country. While I appreciate that both candidates have signaled their willingness to help, Congress and the Administration have a process in place to reach a solution to this unprecedented financial crisis. I understand that the candidates are putting together a joint statement at Senator Obama's suggestion. But it would not be helpful at this time to have them come back during these negotiations and risk injecting presidential politics into this process or distract important talks about the future of our nation's economy. If that changes, we will call upon them. We need leadership; not a campaign photo op. If there were ever a time for both candidates to hold a debate before the American people about this serious challenge, it is now."

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Bob Barr: Obama Can Debate Me

Bob Barr has finally sensed his opening. With Senator McCain calling for Friday's debate to be postponed, the former Georgia congressman and Libertarian Party nominee says he is eager to fill in as a replacement.

"Given Senator McCain's political stunt to avoid the debate, I ask that Friday's debate moves forward without him, as I am more than willing to step in to participate," Mr. Barr said in a statement this morning.

Mr. Barr, who is polling in the low single digits, was excluded from the three presidential debates and had been planning to host a separate, simultaneous event Friday night in which he responded to the candidates and the questions in real time.

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