New York's Governor Race Heats Up

I'm from New York. No, not the city. It's actually a large state, and 95% of its land mass is occupied by people who choose not to live within miles of 8 million of their closest friends, murderers, rapists, and mother-in-laws. The state of New York is almost as big of a political joke as the city of Chicago. We even beat out California and DC. Remember our last elected governor? That would be Eliot Spitzer, the man who needed a hooker every week. Then David Paterson took over, the state legislature fell apart, and now his top aide is beating his wife. Where am I going with this? Kristin Davis has thrown her hat into the ring as a candidate in the upcoming gubernatorial election. Not Charlotte from the oft mentioned Sex and the City, this would be Spitzer's "Manhattan Madam". Without going into too much detail, she's exactly what you're thinking she is.

This isn't yet a fairytale, and may never be. But Kristin Davis is giving New Yorkers a new type of protagonist to root for. This struck me in light of our recent conversations on feminism and fairy tales. Ms. Davis is writing her own fairy tale, one in which the woman is standing up for herself, and taking it to the men who have used her (cough Spitzer cough). And she sure as hell isn't waiting for a knight in shining armor. During a press conference she laid out her platform quite simply, P squared. Prostitution and Pot. She argues that legalizing these two "vices" will bring in enough tax revenue to not only cover the deficit, but allow New York to cut some of the highest taxes in the Union. In addition, Kristin believes she is standing up for women's rights, telling the government that they have no right to instruct a woman how to use her body. She won't be winning any evangelical popularity contests, and frankly her chances of winning are almost as low as the odds of the Mets becoming relevant. But she's a shock to the system, a messed up system that residents are sick of. I probably don't agree with everything Ms. Davis believes, but she can't be worse than what we have. This November, I will be voting to make this fairytale come true.