On several occasions, we have analyzed why a Democratic majority in the Senate would be very bad for Western New York.  A story  in today’s New York Post provides us with another reason: the Senate Democrats are corrupt.

Last week, the leader of the Senate Democrats, Malcolm Smith, held a fundraiser.  At that event, he gave us all a clear understanding regarding how the Senate Democrats operate:

“The whole thing was incredible. Malcolm got up there and thanked everyone for coming and told them we should think of his fund-raising event as being like an IPO, an initial public offering.

“He said we should get in early because then it doesn’t cost as much. The longer you wait to get in, he said, the more it will cost you and if you don’t get in at all, then it will be painful after November, after the Democrats win the majority,” the lobbyist continued.

“Then he referred to [Bronx state Sen.] Jeff Klein about four times as his ‘enforcer,’ who is going to be brutal, aggressive, about collecting the contributions, and that he was the one managing the IPO.”

According to a witness at the event, “It was a shocking set of remarks and people were looking around the room in disbelief.” 

In the understatement of the year, the Post story states, “Linking campaign contributions to future government actions is illegal under New York law.”

Voters must realize that a vote for Rick Dollinger or David Nachbar is a vote for Malcolm Smith and his corrupt brand of downstate politics.  I can only hope that enough people in this area understand the big picture and vote accordingly.

Oh and by the way, at that same event, Malcolm Smith, “the married father of two who fathered an out-of-wedlock child with a woman other than his wife three years ago, made an inappropriate and unprofessional sexual innuendo at the event” relating to marital infidelity.  Classy!