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Paterson appoints Gillibrand NY senator

 

Published 1/23/2009 by Mark Murray at First Read

From NBC's Mark MurrayWell, it certainly wasn't as bizarre as that press conference where Rod Blagojevich announced Roland Burris as his pick to fill Obama's vacant Senate seat -- and where Rep. Bobby Rush even made a guest appearance. ("I would ask you to not hang or lynch the appointee as you try to castigate the appointer," Rush said at that presser in late December.) Flanked on the stage by dozens of elected state Democratic officials, New York Gov. David Paterson today officially appointed...( read more ) (link)

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