The Morning Read: November 13, 2006
Democrats want to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within months.
Nancy Pelosi is backing John Murtha for as majority leader.
Russ Feingold said he won't run for president, and never really wanted to.
Howard Wolfson gets profiled.
Stephen Minarik, the state Republican Party chairman, is stepping down and could be replaced by the chairman in Nassau County, Joseph Mondello.
Newsday says that Minarik has Joe Bruno's support.
Alan Hevesi may step down as state comptroller to avoid prosecution from the Albany District Attorney.
Bill Thompson is reportedly not interested in succeeding Hevesi, opting to stay on as city comptroller and possibly run for mayor in 2009.
Ben has the back story on the angry real estate scion who helped oust Rep. Sue Kelly.
And the Times offers some advice to the state's Republican Party.
"New York's G.O.P. should embrace the city's dynamic mayor as its guiding star."-- Azi Paybarah
So, a bunch of primary-voting Democrats from the West Side of Manhattan (a.k.a. - the members of the New York Times Editorial Board) are doling out instructions on what the opposition party should be doing. And why would anyone listen to that? Wouldn't that be like George Steinbrenner giving pointers on what the Red Sox should be doing?