I have heard that Shelly Silver thinks Cuomo will keep his word and veto any redistricting done by legislature.
Shelly apparently feels that is preferable to agreeing to a non-partisan commission because he'd rather have the courts do it than a commission.
The reason is allegedly that Cuomo's districting bill explicitly states the Commission can't take incumbency into account while courts have previously ruled that incumbency can be considered.
Even if Dean Skelos has the IDC votes and Crazy Ruby Diaz, he will not pick up the other five votes he needs to override a gubernatorial veto on reapportionment
The Sen Dems have tasted the perks of power and they want them back, and the GOP cannot take care of all 10 Dems they would need to entice and still be able ensure their majority.
The Sen Dems would rather take their chances with the Courts than with Skelos. Enough Votes For Veto Override? www.capitaltonight.com
As I predicted:“I will presume for this discussion that the State will abandon the effort to allocate prisoners in State penal institutions to their home districts, because absent a Democratic majority, the Senate will never pass any reapportionment bill which is based upon that provision.” Capitol Confidential » For now, redistricting panel will ignore convict change blog.timesunion.com
Those who think Barron doesn't play well with other electeds get their comeuppance.
Clearly, Barron has taken some lessons about shaking down developers from his fellow East NYer, Diane Gordon.
Still no word yet about that dream house in Queens. Charles Barron backs Brooklyn complex after developer vows cash for ex-aide's 'confidential' plan www.nydailynews.com
Charity begins at school. City Council members give huge pork dollars to schools their kids attend www.nydailynews.com
Randy Credico was stupid enough to pay Jimmy McMillan to carry his petitions, but he still managed to shuck the Observer into thinking he helped David Weprin by interceding with Mario Cuomo on his behalf.
Mario Cuomo has known David Weprin long enough to have changed his diapers. David Weprin’s Former Image Consultant Wants You to Forget About That | PolitickerNY www.politickerny.com
To paraphrase Alec Baldwin, "Have you made your decision for Jesus?" The Brooklyn Politics Blog www.thebrooklynpolitics.com
CHN: "Carlo Scissura – He’s never run for office before…"
The truth says otherwise.
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=82839
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=555975
A serial loser. Poor guy could even beat Steve Harrison. Winners & Losers, July 8 edition www.cityhallnews.com
The Arab Spring: Still a work in progress.
These are the guys the Moslem Brotherhood thinks are too soft on the Jews. Anne Frank, Liar www.theatlantic.com
Some bald-headed asshole blogger who claims not to read me had his picture appear on the left side of my Facebook Page on the friends list, indicating that he was recently lurking there.
Lying sack of shit.