This is unbelievable.  Rumors abound that Governor David Paterson is on the verge of resiging:

Whispers have been building about huge news regarding New York governor David Paterson, who took office after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. Friday, The Huffington Post noticed the growing media buzz about a forthcoming New York Times scoop, but little other information could be gleaned from the handful of anonymous sources. Now, The Business Insider is reporting exclusively that the news will drop Monday and Governor Paterson’s resignation will follow.

Then there is this story:

Gov. Paterson has drawn fire for picking AEG days after Flake left open the possibility he’d support the governor’s likely opponent in the Democratic primary, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

A source with ties to a failed bidder said the selection process “smacked of favoritism” toward AEG.

Other bidders described chaotic, secretive dealings and said state officials seemed to be “making the process up as they went along.”

Flake declined to comment as he left church and drove off in a black Mercedes-Benz.

“Why would I talk to you?” he snapped at reporters.

As if this wasn’t bad enough, questions have been raised about a “charity” Senate President Malcolm Smith helped set up to aid victims of huicane Katrina:

ALBANY — An investigation has been launched into a New York-based charity for Hurricane Katrina families that collected tens of thousands of dollars — most of which are now unaccounted for, a lawyer for the man in charge of the funds told The Post yesterday.

Claude Stuart was on the advisory board of New Yorkers Organized to Assist Hurricane Families, or NOAH-F, and was in charge of the money collected — at least $31,000, according to board member Candace Sandy.

As The Post reported yesterday, tax records showed only $1,392 was ever given out.

Yet board members contacted by The Post were clueless as to where the rest of the money went.

(Who was it that said George Bush didn’t care about black people?  I don’t think he ever stole from them.)

All of this makes me long for the good old days when Joe Bruno was in charge – at least his graft was honest!