* Paterson To Push Gay Marriage
* Spitzer To Seek Comeback
* DHS Warns Of Right Wing Extremists
* Tax Day Brings Tea Parties
* Fundraising Reports To Watch

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These are the stories that interest me this morning:

• New York’s Gov. David Paterson plans to make same-sex marriage legal in the Empire State. According to sources, Paterson plans on making his announcement on Thursday and has reached out to state legislators. Former governor Eliot Spitzer pushed similar legislation in 2007 but it died in the Senate.
• Disgraced former governor Eliot Spitzer plans to stage a comeback. Atty Genl Andrew Cuomo is expected to run for governor, and Spitzer is planning on running for the Attorney General seat in 2010. “My record as governor was disappointing, but the voters will remember my excellent two terms as attorney general,” he says.
• Homeland Security warns of “right-wing extremists.” In a report, the Department of Homeland Security is telling local law enforcement offices to be on the lookout for a vast right wing conspiracy. “The consequences of a prolonged economic downturn . . . could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities,” it says.
• Tax Day is a flash point for “smart mobs” this year. There’s a self-organized bunch of rallies going on all around the nation today, as people protest high taxes and big governmemnt spending. Of interest: they aren’t organized by a central group. Politics 2.0 is now in session.
• The first congressional campaign spending reports of the season are due tonight. Here are ten reports to watch closely. Who is funding Chris Dodd? Does Roland Burris have enough in the bank? Will Democrats angle to finish off vulnerable California Republicans?

Thanks for reading,

Brad