From Hunter College Course

An unexpected guest caller on The Morning Show was Sen. John Sampson, Majority Conference Leader of the Senate. Sampson lit into Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, saying Paladino would "bankrupt New York State" if elected.

Gov. Paterson tells why he never seriously intended to appoint himself U.S. senator; explains why he thinks Carl Paladino is not fit to hold his job; talks about exonerations and pardons and offers hints about what he'll be doing after leaving office.

We talk with the Brooklyn congressman about his fact-finding trip and his re-election opponent.

Abigail Thernstrom, Vice-Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, says the controversy is much ado about nothing.

 The senate leader says there was more going on in Albany than just the budget -- and that Dems don't get enough credit for the laws they passed.

We ask Col. Nick Pratt (ret.) about the pros and cons of the McChrystal/Petraeus counterinsurgency doctrine.