Guv'nor Cuomo: On an "Usually Successful" Legislative Session (Just Don't Mention the Lasagna)

An interesting interview by Michael Barbaro and Thomas Kaplan of the NY TIMES gives Governor Andrew Cuomo's take on the hits (many) and misses (relatively few) following the recent legislative session. Mr. Cuomo proved that "Albany" and "dysfunction" are not necessarily synonomous. Next up for the Governor, who has proven remarkably adept at enacting a political approach that is progressive but pragmatic, is the thorny issue of pension reform.

A principal regret -- stepping into the kitchen and getting in the middle of a dialogue about lasagna recipes reflecting his mother Matilda's traditional recipe and First Girlfriend Sandra Lee's -- let's call it alternative -- recipe.

He will not be labeled: Neither his fiscal conservatism, as dictated by the Current Economic Reality, nor his social progressivism, as reflected in his brilliant shepharding of the NYS Marriage Equality Act, can define him. Through all of this, Mr. Cuomo clearly remains His Own Man.

Interview here