Andrew Cuomo's Great Escape

Ed Morrissey, reporting at Hot Air:

For a man who made time to stand up on stage with Charlie Rangel at his fundraiser/birthday party to be seen by Democratic bigwigs and party donors, Andrew Cuomo sure didn’t want to let New Yorkers see him at the event...

Cuomo left the Plaza Hotel by an underground tunnel and popped up a block away — but not far enough to elude trackers with cameras. Cuomo hailed Rangel while in the Plaza as a man who “delivered” for his constituents, but didn’t have much to say to constituents as he raced for his car, as GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio notes on his site today...

Cuomo, a gubernatorial hopeful who also wavered on whether he would attend, had kind words for Rangel. “Charlie delivered for New York,” Cuomo said. “He delivered for this nation.”

GOP gubernatorial contender Carl Paladino slammed Cuomo for standing by Rangel while promising to clean up Albany.

“How can New Yorkers believe Cuomo’s the man to correct the course of our corrupt ship of state when he’s laying in bed with Ripoff Rangel at the The Plaza hotel?” asked Paladino.

Heck, they can’t even ask Cuomo to answer that question; he runs too fast to get an answer.

The current Attorney General has little to say about alleged corruption and ethics violations when it comes to Democrats, except to raise funds for those colleagues. Shouldn’t his office be investigating the allegations specified by the House rather than partying with the defendant in that trial?

Ouch.

If you're unfamiliar with Cuomo's outrageous background -- namely the fact that he should be wearing an orange jump suit in Leavenworth -- I'd suggest reading Architect of Ruin, his illustrated resume.