Is Andrew Cuomo the Shrewdest Politician Since LBJ?

New York: “For all his speechifying about the ‘us’ of government, he runs a
government of one, controlling decisions large and small. And the way
Cuomo wins his battles–strong-­arming and horse-trading; a mastery of
talking past inconvenient questions and facts–tends to antagonize
enemies and allies, as in the most recent round of budget
wrangling, in which he managed to chafe both liberals and business fat
cats. People are afraid of him; David Paterson, as governor, once
described feeling like Cuomo was lurking under the floorboards of the
executive mansion, holding a saw. In politics, fear can be a highly
useful tool, but it is a risky one. The governor doesn’t have many
friends.”