You don't tug on Superman's cape and You don't pull the mask off an 'ole Lone Ranger and you don't mess around with a slim.The Gov is dead, Long live the Gov.
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Lieutenant Governor of New York. He is the first African American and the first legally blind person to hold this position. He was selected as running mate by New York Attorney General and Democratic Party nominee Eliot Spitzer in the 2006 New York gubernatorial election. Governor Spitzer has publicly stated he will resign, effective March 17, 2008, which would make Paterson the first African American Governor of New York and the first legally blind governor in the nation.
UPDATE: No, I do not believe Paterson is where he is because he looks like Mel Brookes.
