The Gateway (Not Quite Weiner-Free Edition)

Say what you want about Cuomo’s fiscal and budget policies, it is hard to complain about this one. Gov delivers 'robust' ethics reform www.nypost.com

 

 

Senator Greg Ball's proposed religious exemptions to the same sex marriage bill go way too far, but as I’ve noted before the same sex marriage laws which have passed so far generally contain some religious exemptions. State Sen. Greg Ball: No Legal Gay Marriage Without Religious Exemptions www.nydailynews.com

 

 

Ball’s own embarrassing story has been lost in the Weiner shuffle. Hard to believe this could have happened to someone who won his first election by beating a guy who accidentally his the “reply all” button.

In other news, Ball texted various constituents claiming he was able to negotiate the end of the payroll tax. And a half hour later he sent another message saying "oops not done yet" Report: State Sen. Greg Ball's Office Created Fake Constituent Email Accounts: UPDATED www.nydailynews.com

 

 

Not an awful analysis, but I am dubious that the Queens section if Weiner's district "is made up largely of working class, moderate Democrats who have voted for Weiner since his City Council days," since Weiner's Council days were spent representing Brooklyn.

Also Bob Turner's 39% (not 41%) is not sign that he's strong; it's a sign that with a real candidate, the seat might be winnable.

As I’ve said before, Turner is the GOP’s Steve Harrison. For Weiner, Re-election Prospects Bad, 2013 Prospects Even Worse www.cityhallnews.com

 

 

 

 

I just dreamed that Melinda Katz had beat Weiner in 98 and was caught tweeting her cameltoe.

 

 

What she should have said is that she cannot say with "certitude" that Revere never warned the British. Palin Says She Didn't Err on Paul Revere thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com

 

 

I love my bartender, and I'll listen to an argument that his income is calculated unfairly by the IRS, but even then, why should the overwhelming majority of his income be exempt from taxes when I have to pay on mine from dime one? Raising a glass to Ron www.nypost.com

 

 

OK, how many of you know that Syria killed 38 pro-democracy demonstrators the same day? How Many People Were Killed on the Syrian Border? – Jeffrey Goldberg – International – The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com

 

 

Will international peaceniks attempt to break this blockade?Hamas Enforcing “Gaza Blockade” www.algemeiner.com

 

 

This is almost as bad as a Kucinich v Bachmann election, but when someone as right wing as Vargas Llosa endorses the leftie, you gotta believe the less worse choice won Humala Leads Fujimori in Peru’s Presidential Election www.nytimes.com

 

 

Julien Temple doing a documentary made about one of the Davies bothers is practically a textbook definition of a perfect match. Kinkdom Come- Dave Davies www.spiritualplanet.net

 

 

Someone is looking to put Gatemouth out of business. DONT SPEAK LASHON HARA www.causes.com