Not that I'm one to stick up for a black (especially Paterson) but why is the Obama administration sticking their nose in what should be a state affair?    This sets a very bad precedent if Paterson steps down. Next Obama will want a white Governor to step down and any opposition to it will be met with accusations of racism. After all, he already asked a black Gov. to step down, didn't he?    America is starting to look more like Zimbabwe all the time.