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Governor Paterson To Resign? Why Should He — He’s No Different From Some Of His New York City Cronies?

Published in February 8th, 2010

Posted by Cincinnatus in Articles, Cincinnatus, David Paterson, Malcolm Smith, New York State

This is unbelievable. Rumors abound that Governor David Paterson is on the verge of resiging:
Whispers have been building about huge news regarding New York governor David Paterson, who took office after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. Friday, The Huffington Post noticed the growing media buzz about a forthcoming New York Times scoop, but little other [...]

Breaking — Gay Marriage Goes Down Big!

Published in December 2nd, 2009

Posted by The Equalizer in Gay Marriage, Malcolm Smith, The Equalizer

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Looks like Malcolm Smith and the Senate Democrats lied to everyone last year when they collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from gay activists in exchange for promises of passing a gay marriage bill.
The vote was 38-24 against gay marriage according to Liz Benjamin:
Duane did not name names. But he was clearly [...]

Another New York Democrat In Legal Trouble

Published in August 19th, 2009

Posted by The Equalizer in Democrat Hypocrisy, Democratic Corruption, Malcolm Smith, New York State, The Equalizer

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Assemblyman Nelson Castro, a Bronx Democrat, is expected to be indicted soon because of election law irregularities. From the Daily News:
A Bronx Assemblyman believed to have tripped himself up in an election fraud case is expected to be indicted on perjury charges, the Daily News has learned.
The charges against Assemblyman Nelson Castro are expected sometime [...]

Senate Democrats Spend $100K In Taxpayer Money To Hire “Creative Director”

Published in August 17th, 2009

Posted by Cincinnatus in Articles, Cincinnatus, Democrat Failed Policies, Democrat Hypocrisy, Malcolm Smith, New York State

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Make sure you’re sitting down for this. If you have high blood pressure, make sure you’ve taken your medicine. The new Senate Democrat Majority continues to bring us the change we can believe in.
According to the New York Daily News, they’ve hired a creative director earlier this year, paying him over $100,000.
ALBANY – The state [...]

Pedro Espada Gets Bought By The Senate Democrats…Pedro Espada Jr. That Is

Published in August 11th, 2009

Posted by Lemon Lyman in Articles, Bi-Partisan Coalition Government for Reform, David Paterson, Democratic Corruption, Lemon Lyman, Liberal Corruption, Malcolm Smith, New York State

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Friends, Pedro Espada Jr., a 35 year old former member of the NYS Assembly and NYC Councilman and son of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada has been hired by the Senate Democrats to act in the newly created position of Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Relations. Democratic spokesperson and Malcolm Smith confidant, Austin Shafran, stated that [...]

State Dems Still Not Playing Nicely In The Sandbox — Leads To Big Screw Up By Governor Paterson

Published in August 10th, 2009

Posted by The Equalizer in David Paterson, Malcolm Smith, New York State

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This gets more unbelievable by the day. Governor Paterson called a special election for the Assembly seat vacated by the resignation of disgraced former Assemblyman Tony Seminario, only to later change course and announce the notice was sent out incorrectly by his staff.
Fred Dicker at the New York Post uncovered the real story:
GOV. PATERSON’S bizarre [...]

It’s Official — Upstate Loses With Albany Power Shift

Published in August 2nd, 2009

Posted by Cincinnatus in Cincinnatus, Democrat Hypocrisy, Malcolm Smith, New York State, Progressive Values

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The Albany Times Union does an in depth examination of how Senate Republicans losing control of the Senate has hurt upstate.
ALBANY — For decades, upstate New York has been the well-kept beneficiary of the Republican-controlled state Senate’s power and pork-barrel spending.
But in the first year under a Democratic Senate majority, a Times Union analysis of [...]

2% Home Energy Increase – Courtesy Of State Democrats!

Published in July 31st, 2009

Posted by MR Weekly Rant in Articles, David Paterson, Democrat Failed Policies, Government Waste, MR Weekly Rant, Malcolm Smith, NYS Budget, New York State, Progressive Values, Senate Democrats

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Remember the argument Democrats made last year that if they controlled all of New York State government they would cut taxes and control spending? Remember when they promised more openness in state government? Remember when they promised to be bipartisan? Remember this year when they claimed they were only going to raise taxes on the [...]

Aubertine Won’t Run For CD 23 Seat – What Was He Promised?

Published in July 24th, 2009

Posted by InsidePolitics in Articles, Darrel Aubertine, David Paterson, Dirty Tricks, InsidePolitics, Malcolm Smith, New York State, Senate Democrats

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NY Daily News reports that NY Democrat Senator Darrel Aubertine will not run for the soon-to-be vacated CD 23 seat. Aubertine was the DCCC’s top choice to run and hopefully improve the Democrat’s power base in Congress.
Reports were that Aubertine was more than considering a run and was expected to announce his candidacy. With the State [...]