1.   The governor has been criticized for his maladroit handling of the budget crisis.

2.   A month ago, Silver could have criticized the governor for vetoing the first version of the fire-safe cigarettes bill.

3.   Bruno would not openly criticize the governor last week, but aides and colleagues say he was seething.

4.   But others were also quick to criticize the governor.

5.   Earlier, the Florida Democratic Party ran television advertisements that criticized the governor.

6.   He rarely misses an opportunity to criticize the governor.

7.   His staff criticized the governor Monday for trying to move the focus away from the issue that polls show most voters cite as their top concern.

8.   Last year, the governor was criticized over her friendly relations with Bob Grant, the WABC talk show host whose racially inflammatory remarks many people found offensive.

9.   Layne and the mayor of Tenafly criticized the governor for not acting sooner and said that the exceptions to the rules would complicate enforcement.

10.   Last week, leaders of the bar strongly criticized the governor.