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I f the challenge in the gubernatorial race was only about deciding
among the candidates, it would be easy.
The New York State attorney general, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, out-
Jeff Helmreich
classes Republican challenger Carl Paladino in nearly every way, from
Features Editor
Barbara Weinblatt experience to vision and character. Cuomo’s qualifications alone would
Travel Editor be hard to beat. He has unparalleled experience in government — a cel-
Tania Grossinger ebrated term as housing secretary in the Clinton administration and a
Editorial Assistant glorious run as attorney general — not to mention his political education
Eli Feldblum
as an influential aide to his father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.
Contributors Blessed with a nationally revered political mind, Andrew Cuomo has
Douglas M. Bloomfield, Shira Dicker,
Lawrence J. Epstein, Marcelle Sussman proven an outside-the-box thinker, not least for having stood among the
Fischler, Ezra Goldstein, William B.
Helmreich, Sandy Portnoy, Joseph R. very few housing officials who warned against the practices that led to
Rackman, Erica Rauzin, Walter Ruby,
Lawrence H. Schiffman, Barbara Schultz, the current economic recession. And despite his inside pedigree, as attor-
Jacob Stein, Carol Steinberg, Harold S. ney general he took on local giants such as AIG and over a dozen Wall
Steinberg, Andrew Wohlberg, Nora Yood
Donald Pleasant, Peter Wright,Karl Grossman Street firms, while exposing corrupt politicians, CEOs and shady deals Never mind that the congregation is tiny and unrepresentative of our
Production Editor between colleges and student loan companies. And he has cogent plans community, and the rabbi who invited and advised Paladino a charlatan
Laura Katz for fixing New York State. headline grabber who speaks for no one but himself. The remark has
Staff Photographers That is the picture that emerges even before we look at Paladino, a become associated with the shul that hosted him, and the rabbi is a newly
David Karp, Sender Schwartz
Buffalo developer with little more to offer than paper-thin policy slogans prominent spokesman; even respected media outlets are suckered into
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Karen Chasin and a penchant for nasty, bigoted outbursts. attending his press conferences and reporting his pronouncements. The
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But there is more to this race than ranking. The Jewish community has Jewish association with Paladino’s campaign has become what more
Bernice Witten had an embarrassingly low presence in statewide elections when com- respectable rabbis would call a chilul Hashem, disgracing the name of
Account Executives pared to politics at the federal level. At a time when so much is in need God.
Joyce Ehrlich, Enid Feldman, Dave Levin of repair in New York, this would be a shameful practice to maintain. We did not make the mess, but we are charged with cleaning it up. In
Lee Lichtman, Joyce Rudnick, Peter Wright
That holds even if no one is watching — and in New York, they are, as other words, for better or worse, this election will be partly about who
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Art Director time. Paladino uttered his most offensive remarks — an anti-gay rant That should add to the pressure we already feel as concerned New
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that marks a low point for political discourse nationwide — in a Jewish Yorkers to make our voices heard on Nov. 2. It is in this spirit that we
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gregation in Borough Park. New York.
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4 JEWISH WORLD • OCTOBER 22-28, 2010
Tom DiNapoli for comptroller
W e have often expressed our admiration for Tom DiNapoli in these
pages, and we urge our readers to join us in supporting his can-
didacy for state comptroller on Nov. 2.
insider.” All such charges
have been firmly laid to
rest. In fact, it is Wilson
Albany is hardly known as a bastion of integrity these days, yet who is the man with spe-
DiNapoli, who took over as comptroller when scandal and misconduct cial ties to Wall Street
drove Alan Hevesi, his immediate predecessor, from office, is living and the state’s corporate
proof that a man of integrity — a true mensch — can serve the people elite.
with distinction while skillfully navigating the notoriously dirty world DiNapoli has been rel-
of New York politics. atively bipartisan in his
DiNapoli stepped in and quickly learned the meaning of “trial by economic management of
fire.” He took over an office that was in utter disarray. As the successor the office, directing state
to a powerful man who fell on the sword of his own corruption, funds to invest heavily
DiNapoli’s every move was heavily scrutinized. To make matters and successfully in the
worse, the national economy began to crumble and, before he could private sector and, partic-
catch his breath, the new comptroller was thrust front and center into ularly, small businesses.
the brutal Battle of the New York State Budget. Unlike his untried and
DiNapoli dug in, fought mightily and silenced his many naysayers by untested opponent,
emerging victorious on every front. He turned the Office of the DiNapoli has 20 years of experience in state government under his belt.
Comptroller upside down, morphing it into a model of rectitude and He knows the system and how to work it for the taxpayer’s benefit.
efficiency. He implemented a sweeping series of audits that streamlined DiNapoli’s relationship with the Jewish community has been both
state spending in healthcare, education and other critical areas of gov- warm and productive. Even for a New York politician, he has demon-
ernance. He turned the eye of accountability on everyone in his office, strated an unusual and enthusiastic interest in and knowledge of Jewish
including himself, imposing unprecedented limits to his own campaign culture and history; he even edited a book titled The Italian Jewish
contributions and opening his budget and oversight activity to public Experience. DiNapoli is extremely close to Jewish leaders across the
scrutiny. political spectrum, is a regular at Jewish communal and charitable
DiNapoli went to work on the state pension fund, a $129 billion cor- events and has worked hard to support Jewish religious education dur-
porate investor of which the comptroller’s office is the sole trustee. He ing his decades in the State Assembly.
divested the pension fund from companies doing business with Iran and On Election Day, Tom DiNapoli for state comptroller. Why not the
transformed what had been a politicized, poorly managed mess into a best?
successful venture, which has helped to protect millions of elderly New
Yorkers and, in general, bolstered the state’s economic viability.
DiNapoli’s Republican opponent, businessman Harry Wilson, has N ext week’s pre-election endorsements will include the editor’s picks for:
The U.S. Senate; New York attorney general; New York State Senate;
and New York State Assembly.
sought to portray the comptroller as corrupt, another shady “Albany