Is Peter Looking to be “King” Of New York
Even though the election is in 2010, New York Congressman, Republican Peter King, is quietly testing the waters to see if there is an interest in running for Governor:
United States Representative Peter T. King, a Republican from Long Island who is known for his independent streak, is quietly exploring the possibility of mounting a bid for governor in two years, according to people close to him.
Mr. King, a congressman for nearly 16 years, representing parts of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, has been in discussions with fund-raisers in the state and with local party leaders in an effort to gauge the support he might have and to begin assembling a statewide political organization, those people said.
In an interview last week, Mr. King, 63, who is running for another term in Congress this year, said he would not decide whether to run for governor until after the fall elections.
King points out the disconnect by NY GOP Leadership as they stand silently, while the Democrat agenda gets pushed:
But he said he was seriously considering it, contending that there was a leadership vacuum in the state party that had left rank-and-file Republicans demoralized and ideologically adrift.
He described, among other things, a political timidity in the Republican Party that he said was preventing its elected leaders from openly confronting Democrats, who vastly outnumber Republicans in New York, on controversial issues.
He pointed, for example, to what he said had been the reluctance of state Republican leaders to call for Eliot Spitzer’s resignation as governor immediately after federal authorities identified him as a client of an expensive prostitution operation.
I’ll have to investigate King’s voting record more closely, but he is staunchly anti-amnesty and very pro-Homeland Security, he was also one of the more vocal Republicans to oppose the Administration in selling our ports to Dubai.
– ‘The Commish’ A.J. Sparxx