WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. From Governor Eliot Spitzer. December 28, 2007: In his end of year message to the media, Governor Spitzer writes:
As the New Year approaches, Silda and I wanted to take a moment to wish you a happy and healthy holiday season.
For me, this time of year is a time for reflection. As I think about the year that has passed, I can’t help but remember that moment nearly a year ago when I woke up on a cold New Year’s morning and joined hundreds of friends and supporters on a jog through the crisp Albany air.
They say that invention is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration. That pre-dawn jog and the year that followed had more than its share of both.
Along the way, we’ve learned hard lessons and made real strides to renew the promise of New York for families in every corner of this state who want a better life.
Together, we’ve been able to expand access to health insurance and lower class size for children across New York State. We’ve begun to tackle out-of-control property taxes and bring jobs and economic vitality back to cities across upstate. We’ve made investments in stem cell research that may someday yield new cures for diseases like Alzheimer’s, diabetes and Lou Gehrig’s disease.
As we look back on the year, Silda and I feel blessed to have enjoyed the support of friends like you who have been with us every step of the way.
But while we look forward to the New Year with unbridled hope and optimism, the holidays are also a time of year to think about our fellow citizens for whom the promise of New York remains unfulfilled. For these New Yorkers, our journey has just begun.
As I said on the day I was sworn in as governor nearly a year ago today, I have no doubt that we can move on to better things in this state – that we will find ourselves on the winning side of history once more. But to be number one again, we must be one New York again.
As we begin the New Year, let us rededicate ourselves to becoming one New York and to renewing the promise of that one New York for all of our citizens.
Let’s continue the journey we began that brisk January morning.
I wish you and your family a joyous and peaceful holiday season and a Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
