Ultimately, it's important to be sure that no laws were broken and no crimes were committed.
We have requested that the U.S Attorney for the Southern District investigate how these private conversations were recorded and disseminated, and who was responsible.
He's actually pretty comfortable. He's walking around. He'd much rather be home recuperating, but he understands.
That blockage was caused by adhesions and was not a result of a surgical error.
I would acknowledge it's difficult not having him here in Albany. Clearly in a perfect world he'd be here using the bully pulpit.
We would have appreciated it if the Assembly reviewed it before they rushed to override.
The governor's doctors have indicated that there has been a slow return of normal digestive function because of the ruptured appendix. A date has not been set for the governor to be discharged, and doctors will continue to evaluate the governor on a daily basis.
The governor is committed to more jobs and more opportunity for New Yorkers. That was the purpose of the trade mission when we announced it nine months ago. It's the purpose today.
The governor continues to be in good spirits, and he is awake, reading, walking around and conducting state business.
The governor and mayor discussed a number of key state-city issues, such as lower Manhattan development, port security, school funding and the MTA.
At 5:45 in the morning, most of us are asleep anyway, so there really wasn't a whole lot to do and there wasn't anything that was required.
At New York Presbyterian, there's a greater depth of resources for the condition.
Doctors have indicated that the surgery was performed as expected without incident.
They got lucky. They bought into a hot market.
There's been no real progress this week. But meetings continue and we hope to continue them through the weekend.
Taping anyone's private conversations without proper consent is illegal. Printing those conversations -- when they serve no public interest -- is unethical and potentially illegal.
It was a medical decision by those two.
They bought into a hot market. That was obviously the biggest income driver.
He's essentially in the same condition that he has been in for the past few days. It's obviously a situation that needs to be corrected.
Gov. Pataki is recovering in his room and he is awake, alert and resting comfortably.