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Governor? Paladino Gazes Higher

...On [Carl Paladino's] campaign Web site, prominently displayed near the top of the home page, is a notice that says in large white-on-black type, “The last NY governor from Buffalo became president of the United States.” This message is rendered in capital letters, just to make sure you don’t miss it.

The reference is to Grover Cleveland, who indeed was from Buffalo, who indeed became governor and who indeed went on to the White House....

Though Cleveland was a Democrat and Mr. Paladino is a Republican, the two men have things in common, including fiscal conservatism and a distaste for political patronage and bossism. Oh, there’s one other matter:

Both acknowledged having fathered children who in a quainter time were described as — pass the smelling salts — illegitimate....
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