New York (accidentally) catches up with the times

"Welcome to the party, pal."

New York is getting its first female governor.

All it took was a surprise resignation, obscene corruption, and a series of lurid scandals.

It also helps there was no general election. Indeed, the last time a woman made a direct bid for the New York governor’s mansion, it ended badly for her (Cynthia Nixon lost the 2018 Democratic primary by more than 460,…