I get it. It's a crisis; we need to consolidate, innovate, freeze and cut, even though it will mean suffering. It is time to bite the bullet. We must all share in the sacrifice.
The Governor is right. Even though it is in some ways in variance with my own personal self interest, I support that.
What I don't get is how cutting revenues and giving a gift to millionaires helps advance the Governor's goals.
Or maybe I don't understand the Governor’s goals. Let 'millionaire' tax die out, Cuomo says www.nypost.com
Was I the only one who noticed that while the Governor was talking about abolishing all those unnecessary commission, he proposed about a dozen new ones?
GATE (1/3/11): "…though the incoming Senate Democrats have as many seats as Skelos did, there will not be a Senate "Minority" in the sense that Skelos led one. Without a pot of gold to be obtained at the end of the rainbow, there will not even be an uneasy alliance."
I'm still trying to rationalize how this Paleface Conference is different from The Amigos; I'm not sure I can, beyond the fact that the players here are not only not out for pecuniary advantage like Pedro, Carl and company, but, in fact, have forfeited such advantage, which is a BIG difference.
Beyond that, this group comprises most, but not all, of the Senate Democrats who represent relatively conservative constituencies, but are themselves relatively socially liberal.
Query: if the common thread is revulsion against corruption, how long can Krueger, Duane, Squadron (who, believe it or not, placed Sampson in nomination for Minority Leader), Oppenheimer and Avella afford to hold out? The New Amigos www.capitaltonight.com
Hey, why not let every Senate Democrat have their own conference? Sen. Diaz Has Plans www.capitaltonight.com
It Takes One to Know One Department: Bloomberg: Democratic State Senate Was 'A Disgrace' | The New York Observer www.observer.com
I can't blame them; if I was in charge, I wouldn't admit it either. City Hall refuses to say who was in charge over blizzard weekend, whether Bloomberg or deputy www.nydailynews.com
Sanitation Department leaves no stone unturned. Vandalized Brooklyn Cemetery Damaged Again By Snow www.ny1.com
Bloomberg helped elect Greenfield; if this is how councilman Dave treats his friends, who would dare to become this guy's enemy? The Yeshiva World Greenfield Op-Ed in Today’s Daily News: Incompetent? Corrupt? This Mayor Will Have www.theyeshivaworld.com
Republicans resurrect "Deem and Pass." Press misses the story. Ho hum. House GOP Backtracking On Promised 'Reforms' Before They Even Get Started www.huffingtonpost.com and http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/80934/and-so-it-has-come-demon-pass
Rabbis call for an end to fabregens. Religious Action Center – Reform Rabbis Call for Sensible Filibuster Reform rac.org