Where was Paterson?

Tuesday was Reform Day, when self-described good-government groups converge on the Capitol to pitch causes like tougher campaign finance rules and more transparent public information laws, according to the New York Times.

Shortly after Eliot Spitzer was elected governor on a platform of “It all changes on Day One” — one of his first orders of business was to sit down with government watchdog groups.

According to the Times though, the watchdogs are finding that the new governor, David A. Paterson, is a little harder to pin down — who did not attend the luncheon, citing a scheduling conflict.

He instead issued a written statement reaffirming his commitment to reform and sent his senior advisers to meet with the state’s leading watchdog groups, the Times reported.