"I understand the president's concern and I understand concern of staff members at the White House. If you look at it from their perspective, they haven't exactly been able to govern in the first year of their administration in the way that other administrations have, where you would have, theoretically, a period in which the new administration is allowed to pass the needed pieces of legislation."
-- New York Gov. David Paterson (D), quoted by Politicker NY, on the White House not wanting him to run for re-election next year.