Some people are saying he was a “good governor”. What do you think?
I read that he regretted supporting public funded abortions.
Depends on your definition of “good.” Rockefeller left a horrendous mess and Malcolm Wilson scarcely had the time to address it before then-Congressman Carey rode the Watergate wave to the Governorship. For being a big-state Governor, I found him to be so low-key that I never really formed a definitive opinion of him (to the point of being viscerally opposed or in favor). Barone himself pointed out that his “reclusiveness” was a big problem for him (he had a close race in 1978 against ex-Assembly Speaker Perry Duryea that was much closer than his ‘74 race against Gov. Wilson).
Someone else pointed out that he was apparently a hypocrite on the abortion issue (that he had been pro-life, “sold out” for the purpose of becoming Governor, and then going back to pro-life after he was out of office when it didn’t matter anymore all the while using the “personally opposed” schtick so many leftists like to claim that is utterly worthless). Other than that, can’t say much more about him.