Amazing. Failed Senate candidate and former heavyweight contender Baby Joe Mesi has quit his job as head of the Senate Democrats patronage office in Buffalo.
From the Buffalo News:
Joe Mesi, the former heavyweight boxer appointed to a controversial new office in Buffalo by State Senate Democrats, resigned Thursday effective immediately.
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“I accepted this appointment with the best of intentions and I’m very disappointed that events in Albany have undermined our ability to move forward with a positive agenda for Buffalo and Western New York.
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Pigeon, who has remained at the center of Albany negotiations aimed at breaking the 31-31 gridlock resulting from the coup, said late Thursday the move was “clearly retribution” for his role in the upheaval.
“They’re just proving themselves as the petty and small-minded politicians they are,” he said, “and that’s why they’re doing something like this.”
He added that no deal to share power in the gridlocked Senate has been reached because Sen. Malcolm A. Smith of Queens, ousted as majority leader on June 8, has created so many patronage jobs at state offices in New York City.
“They refuse to do it because of the hordes of people Malcolm Smith has put on the payroll at 250 Broadway in New York City,” Pigeon said.
Anyone know anything about the patronage office here in Rochester? Other than former Senator, turned Judge, turned Senate candidate, turned judicial nominee, Rick Dollinger, and the political hacks who collect paychecks has anyone one from Rochester seen any benefit from this office?