Paterson Focuses on the Important Stuff
Because he doesn't have enough to worry about right now what with the massive budget deficit in Albany and the prospect that thousands of state employees may be soon laid off, David Paterson is taking up a new cause: horse-drawn carriage rides in Central Park:
New York Gov. David Paterson is taking on the two-century old tradition of horse-drawn carriage rides in Manhattan's Central Park, saying the horses need to be treated better or the popular tourist rides should be banned.
His comment drew a top "purr" in the "Purrs & Grrs" column of Animal Times, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals magazine.
Some positive press in Animal Times isn't quite the same thing as a shining endorsement in the New York Times. But it's a start, right?
