ADDED: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Moreland Act Commission subpoenaed ConEd and LIPA  for information on their handling of Superstorm Sandy.

Bill Samuels calls Cuomo’s refusal to help the Democrats take the Senate “bizarre,” adding: “(P)eople like myself would never support him for president. Wouldn’t even enter my mind.”

Roger Stone’s business card is fabulous.

The Staten Island Democratic chairman expressed support for IDC member Diane Savino, regardless of how the Senate leadership battle shakes out.

The Times-Picayune’s Bruce Alpert says Cuomo’s comparison of Sandy to Katrina “just doesn’t hold up.”

Blake Zeff explains why stop-and-frisk will be a big issue in the 2013 NYC mayor’s race.

Might it finally, possibly, maybe be time to say goodbye to Hillary Clinton for real?

How Sen John McCain and Clinton became, if not besties, than at least good friends.

Amid speculation that Clinton might run for president again in 2016, her husband is taking another swing at shrinking her lingering 2008  campaign debt, which totals $73,000 as of Sept. 30.

Orange County Executive Ed Diana’s health is threatened by a condition that could lead to liver failure. He needs a transplant.

US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand OpEds in favor of fillibuster reform.

Six years after an unsuccessful attempt to join the Democratic leadership in the House, Rep. Joe Crowley is now unofficially unopposed for the caucus’ vice chair position.

Cuomo’s former communications director, Richard Bamberger, has a new job in the private sector.

Rep. Pete King says his wife would knock Govery Norquist’s head off.

As epxected, NYC Councilman Dan Garodnick dropped out of the NYC comptroller race and endorsed Manhattan BP Scott Stringer.

Cuomo announced appointments to his three commissions charged with improving New York’s readiness for future storms and natural disasters.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino strongly believes that religion is under attack in the US, and the way to combat that is to go back to church.

Rep. Tom Reed got spoofed by The Onion.

The Nassau County Democrats attacked GOP attorney John Ciampoli for moonlighting on the 46th SD recount.

A top member of Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown’s staff - and the highest-ranking woman in his administration - has resigned.

The MTA is preparing to borrow up to $4.8 billion over the next three years to finance post-storm rebuilding, with the expectation that most loans will be repaid by insurance and the federal government.

McKay Coppins 2013.

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