Here are a few stories that deal with New York State and City politics…

Poll Finds Support for Cuomo Over Kennedy for Senate Pick (NY Times)

Ten on a Wednesday: Hillary on Her Way (Newsday)

It’s Time to Rethink Atlantic Yards (Gowanus Lounge)

City Judge to Next Chief (NY Post)

Lots going on in the world of politics today…Sen. Clinton testified at her Senate confirmation hearing to become Secretary of State, Governor Corzine delivered New Jersey’s State of the State and more.

But, here’s what’s happening specifically in New York State and City.

 51 Things Obama Can Do for New York (New York Times)

Senator Clinton Testifies at Confirmation Hearing to be Secretary of State (WCBS 880)

Inauguration Fever in Brooklyn (Brooklyn Eagle)

Parking Violation Grace Period Not the Right Ticket, says Mayor Bloomberg (NY Daily News)

Geithner Made Mistake on his Taxes (Politics on the Hudson)

Thousands of flags are waving as President Clinton steps up to the podium.

Everyone is on their feet cheering and chanting “Bill Bill Bill!”

The first words that he says are “I am here to support Barack Obama”.

The crowd cheers as Clinton says he too will do everything he can to support Obama… “actually that makes 18 million of us”.

“Barack Obama IS the man for THIS job”

Clinton’s speech starts off by talking about “the next challenge, rebuilding the American dream”.

As a Senator Biden’s “warm-up guy”, Clinton outlines why Biden was a great choice to be Obama’s running mate. His military service and years of service in Congress are a perfect combination for the national security angle.

We may have seen Clinton campaigning for Sen. Clinton this primary season, but it has been a while since we have seen a speech quite like the one we’re seeing tonight

There has never been any doubt to Clinton’s skill to reach out to people in the crowds and affect them, and that is what we is happening tonight.

Political pundits questioned whether President Clinton would be able to get both Clinton and Obama supporters on the same page. And he will with a speech like this.

Without taking shots at any Republicans in particular, he is cutting them down as a whole.

Senator Clinton may not be the Keynote speaker tonight but there is no doubt that she is the one that people have come to see.

The video tribute of Clinton is playing and the floor is standing room only, shoulder to shoulder and ready to cheer.

We are getting word that the fire marshall has shut the doors and I believe it. On the floor wheere the aisles usually are, the people have packed in to get a closer look.

I can see “Hillary”  signs being passed up the rows of people and there are thousands waving.

Her daughter, Chelsea Clinton briefly introduced her as “her hero”

There are many cheers from Clinton’s first statements, “Proud to be an American, proud to be a New York Senator” but the biggest cheer came after “proud to be an Obama supporter”

Mixed in with Clinton posters are many tall blue “unity” signs.

As she is speaking, I wonder if she will be able to accomplish what the Democratic Party is looking for her to get done… convince her delegates and supporters to throw their weight behind Senator Obama for the national election.

It’s been the talk about town. How is Hillary Clinton going to convince her delegates to vote for Senator Obama to signify a strong, united Democratic party?

This morning at the New York Delegate breakfast, she said that her supporters have much more in common with Obama than with Senator McCain.

Those words have not stopped many of her supporters from being angry and making their voices heard.

Protesters marched down 16th St. (the main drag in Denver) to the MSNBC’s Place for Politics’ outside studio.

There they were met by vocal Obama supporters.

On the plane trip from LaGuardia Airport to Denver, I shouldn’t have been surprised when the majority of passengers were delegates or press.

I was lucky enough to sit next to a delegate and an alternate from Massachusetts.

Both Brenda Brathwaite (the delegate) and her husband Leon had been to the dance before. Collectively, they had been to seven conventions over the years.

Since they were stuck next to me for four hours, I jumped on the opportunity to talk about the convention and some hot issues.
Senator Obama getting the nomination topped their list along with seeing the party come together.

Both had been strong Obama supporters from the beginning, so I asked what they thought might happen with the Senator Clinton delegates. Would they expect a protest on the floor?

“They’ll come around,” said Leon. And that seems to be the general feeling with other delegates out here. Important to show your loyalty to Clinton, but in the end it’s about party unity.