With everything going on in the State Senate the last few days, I never got to finish this post but I think it’s worth it seeing as our accidental Governor is still shooting from the hip and making dumb mistakes. We all know that David Paterson is probably going to go down as the worst [...]

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Friends, news out of Albany this morning is that four Democrats have entered a ZOPA with the new Majority in the Senate’s Bi-Partisan Coalition Government for Reform.  The members of this ZOPA are Thomas Duane (D-Manhattan), Martin Dilan (D-Brooklyn), Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn), and Bill Stachowski (D-Buffalo).  Another potential member of the ZOPA is Ruben Diaz [...]

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No need for too much commentary on this one people, just read for yourself. From two separate stories in the Albany TU: When the governor was asked whether he would open the chamber himself, Paterson replied: I’m not going to interfere with what goes on in the legislative branch. I’m not going to go knock [...]

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The Democrat and Chronicle editorial really misses the mark. Here’s the part I have a problem with: True, the new GOP majority quickly adopted reforms that looked like good government measures. But keep in mind that strategy was used back in 2004 to quiet demands for change. Five years later it was back to legislative leaders [...]

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But this time they’re locked.  Check out the picture of the entrance to your state Senate chambers: Why, might you ask, can’t the state Senators just unlock the doors?  Because former Majority Leader Malcolm Smith’s Chief of Staff, Angelo Aponte, is holding the key.  Smith selected Aponte to serve in the dual role as Secretey to [...]

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WASHINGTON – Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) today applauded the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to strengthen oversight of pilot training programs at regional air carriers. This announcement comes after National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings last month revealed a number of troubling findings surrounding the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407, including the [...]

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Senate Democrats in the wake of what they are terming a “coup” by Senate Republicans and Senate Democrats, who successfully brought more reforms to state government in one hour compared to Malcolm Smith’s entire six months, are taking advantage of the situation to stage a little coup of their own.  Liz Benjamin has the details [...]

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It looks likes the Senate Democrats’ claims that the newly formed Senate bipartisan coalition acted illegally when they followed the rules of the Senate to replace leadership and enact the most historical reforms in state government is a bunch of hogwash.  So too is their statement that they will follow up with a lawsuit.  It appears this is just a [...]

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