Smithtown
Events for September 22, 2006
Charles Schumer unveils his plan to restore full funding to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program in West Sayville.
Tim Bishop and Smithtown Town Supervisor Patrick Vecchio make a campaign announcement on the steps of Smithtown Town Hall.
A discussion with Craig Newmark, of craigslist fame, and Scott Heffernan, co-founder of Meetup, will be held at Clinton Castle in Battery Park as part of OneWebDay.
Dick Cheney headlines fundraisers for both Rick Santorum in Venetia, PA, and Randy Kuhl in Rochester.
—Nicole BrydsonWeld Flashback
LAUER: What--what's the timing of this? Obviously, in this state there's a law that you have to live here for five years before you could become governor. So that would put you in about a year before the 2006 elections.
Mr. WELD: Right.
LAUER: Is that what's on your mind?
Mr. WELD: Well, what's on my mind is helping my law firm in the New York office. But coincidentally, it would satisfy the five-year residency requirement. Not that I'm a carpetbagger. I was a carpetbagger up in Massachusetts. But I'm a New York native. So I'm...
LAUER: You were born down here.
Mr. WELD: I'm--I'm a native of Smithtown, which is the suburbs. I live in Manhattan and I've always had a place in upstate New York. So I'll be--I'll be indomitable in 2006, Matt.
LAUER: Do you...
Mr. WELD: You heard it here first.
LAUER: Do you want to be governor?
Mr. WELD: Well, I've been a governor. I know how to be...
LAUER: Do you want to be governor of this state? read more »
Mr. WELD: I think it's the great state and it's the only job that I can think of that would affect me in public life. I wouldn't run against Pataki or Giuliani. They were here first. They're both pals of mine. But 2006 is a long way away. They could both have moved on by then.
