All state governors, whether chavista or from the opposition, have lost powers and money to the centre on the one hand, and to the communal councils on the other.
"As governors, whether Republican or Democrat, you work on healthcare reform, entitlement reform, you work on jobs, you work on education and infrastructure," he said.
When Mr. Wilson finally got his chance to ask the governor whether he would sign the bill, Mr. Christie replied, "These are complicated issues".
As Mr. Bush and Mr. Ridge traveled around Pennsylvania this week, reporters repeatedly asked the Texas governor whether Mr. Ridge's position on abortion would remove him from consideration.
John from Seneca County asked the governor whether he supported Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's investigation of Wall Street banks, a topic Mr. Cuomo has not taken a stance on.
YESTERDAY morning Jeb Bush likened David Gregory to a crack addict when the "Meet the Press" anchor asked the former Florida governor whether he or Marco Rubio was more likely to find themselves elected president in 2016.
Another reporter, Karen DeWitt, the Capitol bureau chief for New York State Public Radio, pressed the question, asking the governor whether the legislative session – due to end in late June – might be effectively over now.
That's what it is like to be governor: Whether you leave office on your own accord or pursuant to the wishes of the voters, they can't take that title away from you either.
During the obligatory Philly cheesesteak shop stop that candidates make when they head into town looking for votes, Temple University graduate student Michael Rovito asked the governor whether American troops should pursue terrorists into Pakistan.
And when Bernard Shaw asked the governor whether, "if you were to win the delegates in California but lose the popular vote," McCain might conceivably stay in the race, Rove bellowed at the screen: "Hey, what if we win both?
"You can ask the governor whether or not he's satisfied with how fast the aid is moving," President Bush told reporters during his visit on Sunday, his brother, who had no complaints, at his side.
