John Faso (R) made some fair points in his debate with Elliot Spitzer (D), but he seems to be a little desperate at this point (Matthew Spina; "
Faso, Spitzer talk taxes, economy," The Buffalo News; October, 13, 2006). On one hand he pointed out:
"We are losing thousands of young people, leaving Long Island, leaving upstate," Faso said in a debate televised statewide from the Buffalo studios of public station WNED-TV. "Seniors leaving because they can't afford the school taxes. Others leaving because they are going to flee the estate tax. And unless we recognize that that's the fundamental competitive challenge we face, we are not going to keep people and jobs in New York."
On the other, he had to resort to attacking Spitzer's character in some rather unfair ways:
"Higher taxes under him," Faso continued. "Lower taxes under me."
For his part, Spitzer often corrected Faso but never showed the anger Faso said he possesses. At one point, Faso said Spitzer would resort to "bluster and intimidation" to get his way as attorney general when his office prosecuted corporate fraud.
"Well, once again Mr. Faso wants to run against a mythology," Spitzer responded. "Perhaps he believes if he repeats something often enough, he can persuade himself it's true.
"I have said clear as day to the public, "We will not raise taxes. We will cut them.' I believe in smaller government, smarter government. Mr. Faso is the one described by his own party leadership as an Albany insider."
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