Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who has already made some waves by comparing health care reform to 9/11, is going to announce his candidacy for governor of New York at 6 p.m. The Buffalo News has an article about the conservative real estate developer, "Is New York ready for Carl Paladino?" which has the 63-year-old explaining his strengths: "When people say to me that I have no experience in government, I say that's my greatest asset... I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone ever before bringing that to the table." And, yes, he does have a 10-year-old love child by a former employee—an admission that he made to his wife after the death of their 29-year-old son.
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