The debacle that has been being played out in Albany over the past week, has exposed the clear biases of several of the players in and observers of the drama.
Let’s start with the Democrats in the Legislature. Their immediate reaction to the defection of Monserrate and Espada was three-fold. First, they declared the move “illegal” [...]

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Liz Benjamin reports on the judge’s ruling.  It looks like the reforms passed by the bipartisan coalition in the state Senate stand!
The DN’s Glenn Blain called in from state Supreme Court Justice Thomas McNarama’s courtroom to report that the judge has acted – as he said he would – and dismissed the case brought by [...]

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How’s this for progressive values?  Hiram Monserrate, alleged girlfriend slasher, has gone from thug to hero in state Democratic circles.  From the Daily News:
Malcolm Smith – the ousted Dem leader whose spokesman called Monserrate a “thug” after his defection – Monday called him “important” and “someone who we’re happy to have in our conference.”
Sen. John [...]

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State Senate Democrats continue to refuse to do the job state taxpayers are paying them to do.  Yesterday, the Senate bipartisan coalition entered the chambers ready to do the people’s business.  This time there were no ACORN protesters shipped in by the democrats to block the entrance, intimidate, assault Senators and spit on female staff [...]

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I’m seething with anger.  My partner and I were among hundreds of gay couples who donated to the Senate Democrats last year.  We believed Malcolm Smith when he promised gay marriage would be legal in New York.
With everything going on in Albany, there hasn’t been any indication of what’s going on with our issue.  Take a [...]

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